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Originally Posted by Shibadog
Brazil was a few years ago anyway making ethanol from cane sugar which gave a substantial yield. They were /are running the economy on neat ethanol.
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Exactly.
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"second-generation ethanol, derived from the waste portion of sugarcane, is sourced from Brazil. The product is part of a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, with Raízen, Brazil’s second-largest fuel distribution company, playing a critical role as the leading manufacturer of sugarcane ethanol in the country and the largest individual sugar exporter in the world.
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Sustainable fuels are possible without any new technology. They just require some investment capitol (independent of government subsidies - which actually undermine TRUE capitalism).
The US already produces sugar from both sugar cane and sugar beets. The waste products from our sugar production COULD be used to produce fuel-grade ethanol. But they aren't. Why not?
Could it be that government subsidies to produce ethanol from
grain make it "unprofitable"? Can you say "a government 'managed' economy' - vs true capitalism"?
IMO the question comes down to "if Brazil can do it, why can't we"?
Hopefully asking such questions doesn't cross the line into the forbidden topic of "politics".
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