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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
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first link... talks not about how sugar production is destroying rain forests, but how soy production is.
second link... same thing. soy is being grown more, due to america planting more corn and less soy. not sugar
third link... john burton doesnt know his ass from a hole in the ground. as ive already stated, sugar cane does not grow worth a crap in cleared rainforest areas. its the soy production that is moving into the cleared rain forests
fourth link... wow....your link spoke for me "
The Japanese plans to produce ethanol from molasses provided by Fiji Sugar Corporation will produce a net global savings in carbon emissions" sugar production, HELPING reduce carbon emissions? lol
fifth link... one that actually has some good info. such as:
US production increases for corn (to be used as ethanol), decrease stateside soy production, increasing expansion of soy plantations in brazil, therefore cutting down the rainforest.
the amazon is being cut down for more than just agriculture. its been being cut down for development and logging uses. its just that the argument is about biofuels destroying the amazon, so people forget about the other reasons.
i wonder how much more it would cost to import sugarcane ethanol over soy. i cant wait till we hit the 1973 gas crisis vol. II here pretty soon. maybe the govt will realize that we can import more sugarcane ethanol to reduce our dependancy on oil.
