In recent years, the use of ethanol as a biofuel to help deal with the ongoing energy crisis has received a good deal of attention from Washington. But can we produce both food and fuel — and can ethanol truly replace oil and gas?

In this segment, Ira Flatow talks with ethanol biofuel advocate David Blume about common misconceptions about the use of ethanol for fuel, and about Blume’s vision for decentralized, community supported ethanol production in the US. Could a neighborhood ethanol distillery be in your future?

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