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Gabriel:
>What you say about ethanol is not true for Brazilian ethanol made from sugar
>cane. The Brazilian ethanol production is 8x more energy efficient than corn
>ethanol.
Interesting, I didn't know that. I wonder what's different about
growing and harvesting corn that makes sugar cane more economical?
I observe, also, that the whole political push behind ethanol is
based on the idea of U.S. energy independence. We rely on the
middle east now for oil; switching to relying on Brazil for ethanol
doesn't really solve the dependency problem. I suppose the U.S.
could ramp up its sugar cane production, though it would be at the
expense of other crops.
-Alex
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