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It has a LOT to do with politics and that is one can of worms that I
am not going to open, crack it maybe, but I will keep it closed.
Brazil already has almost achieved motor fuel independence, I think,
by using ethanol made from sugar cane. I believe their cars run on
straight alcohol.
Chris
On Apr 7, 2007, at 6:45 PM, wrote:
> Hello All,
> Ok. I am wondering why we are using corn to
> produce ethanol?
> After all, sugar is a better way of making it, we
> are currently paying HUGELY subsidized prices for
> sugar, sugar beets cost less to grow than corn,
> and you get more ethanol per pound of sugar than
> you can from 5 pounds of corn.
>
> Just wondering...
>
> Eric Thompson
> S/V Procrastinator
> South San Francisco
>
>
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