Well, that settles it. The voice of God has spoken and settled the
matter for us.
His 2003 study claims that Brazil dropped subsidies because ethanol
production was ineffective. Yet, ethanol has expanded there, along with
ethanol exports
doubling recently.
Apparently, they found ways to become
Zell, Chris wrote:
[Pimentel's] 2003 study claims that Brazil dropped subsidies because ethanol
production was ineffective. Yet, ethanol has expanded there, along
with ethanol exports doubling recently.
Yes. As I pointed out last month this industry is built on the backs
of slave labor,
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. This comment is petulant and sophomoric. You should read his papers
carefully and then if you find a technical
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As for Brazil and the rest - so now ethanol is a human rights issue?
You're getting desperate.
Not me; the peasants and children of Brazil are desperate. This has
been a human rights issue from the beginning. See:
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_food.html
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Zell, Chris wrote:
As for Brazil and the rest - so now ethanol is a human rights issue?
You're getting desperate
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I think US farmers can handle this without a return to slavery.
Absolutely! They do this by replacing human labor with machinery,
energy intense production methods, fertilizer and pesticides. That is
why U.S. agriculture is the most efficient in the world, measured in
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Zell, Chris wrote:
I think US farmers can handle this without a return to slavery.
Absolutely! They do
Zell, Chris wrote:
All that matters is the price per BTU, without subsidy for either
gasoline or ethanol.
Ah. Well, if we apply that standard the ethanol industry will
disappear overnight. It is heavily subsidized directly and
indirectly. That is say, farmers are subsidized for growing
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