Cotty wrote: > On 23/7/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Actually Brazil seems to be doing well on ethanol, but I don't know what >> they're using as a feed stock, probably cutting down the rain forest. > > Correct. > > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3024636.stm> >
Not correct,Brazil's ethanol comes from sugar cane plantations.They've had that programme running for decades, since the end of the 70's/beginning of the 80's (I was living in Brazil then).The programme slowed down in the late 80's when oil was cheaper and Brazil increased its oil output, but it has been revived in the last few years. The ongoing deforestation in the Amazon basin doesn't have anything to do with ethanol production. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
