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On the recordAugust 31, 2009
Is there, to your knowledge, any scientifically sound way to measure U.S. ethanol production's impact on land use decisions that are made in countries like Brazil?
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Thune asks about the international land use impact of U.S. ethanol production.

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