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Old 04-25-08, 06:52 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by M John Galt View Post
It works economically in Brazil because they have a tropical climate where sugar cane grows like a weed. Even sugar beets can't equal that.
We are all trying to be green and environmentally friendly and mow down the tropical rain forest so se can grow sugar cane to make ethanol. Not exactly as green as some might have thought. Also, tropical soils do NOT do well with repeat seeding and harvesting which therefore causes yet more slash and burn! Yes the Brazil experiment in ethanol is wonderful for the environment isn't it???

NOT!!


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