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Old 03-20-2007, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Frdemetr View Post
Just thinking: native forest was cleared to plant sugar cane; sugar cane plantation exists mainly to obtain ethanol, added (20 to 25%) to gas in Brazil, to get oil economy and obtain a more 'clean' fuel; ethanol is considered a 'ecologically correct' fuel, because the CO2 produced when it buns could be return, by photosinthesis, to sugar cane plant, and do not get worse the global heat. Conclusion: here in Brazil we destroy the native forest to save the planet, producing a clean and 'green' fuel, the ethanol!
Hmmm....I don't know....let's burn gas...or use a bike....
Frederico
Good thought process..welcome to planet earth. Quote from an old friend that fits me well... 'I feel like my people left me here when i was about 5, and ive been waiting for them to come get me ever since'.
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