The recent Associated Press story that claims ethanol production is harming the environment and ruining Iowa soils [Green Energy Push Carries Costs to Land, Nov. 12] is full of untruths and holes wide enough to drive my John Deere tractor through. I am a small family farmer who has grown corn, soybeans and wheat for 40 years, and wearing that hat, I found the story offensive. But as a researcher with advanced degrees in economics who has served on state and national boards including the Offset Committee of the Chicago Climate Exchange, the Midwest Governors Association Greenhouse Gas Accord Committee and the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council I found the claims the AP made about Iowa...
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