{"id":255,"date":"2008-07-03T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2008-07-03T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=255"},"modified":"2014-07-18T19:11:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T19:11:20","slug":"the-ethanol-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/the-ethanol-question\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ethanol Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Fourth of July! On the holiday, I’ll leave you with some reading ideas for the weekend, about the hot topic of ethanol. One of the things to keep in mind is the wealth of misinformation out there about the energy source, which in Brazil is produced using sugarcane, not corn. Sugarcane requires less input and is more efficient than corn. However, it’s still controversial, so take a look for yourself.<\/p>\n

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NY Times: U.S. and Brazil Seek to Promote Ethanol in West<\/a>
\nBBC News: Lula calls for ethanol investment<\/a>
\nBBC News: WWF urges Brazil biofuel caution<\/a>
\nThe Economist: The power and the glory<\/a>
\nThe Economist: Grow your own<\/a>
\nU.S. News & World Report: Biofuels are not a problem<\/a>
\nO Globo: Lula will defend ethanol at the G-8<\/a> (in Portuguese)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Fourth of July! On the holiday, I’ll leave you with some reading ideas for the weekend, about the hot topic of ethanol. One of the things to keep in mind is the wealth of misinformation out there about the energy source, which in Brazil is produced using sugarcane, not corn. Sugarcane requires less input…<\/p>\n

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