Tag: Ethanol

Being an Ethanol Pioneer Doesn’t Exempt Brazil from Eco-Responsibility

For 30 years Brazil has been using ethanol as fuel. What is been referred ...

The US-Brazil Accord on Ethanol Is Good for GDP But Very Bad for Rural Poor

During Bush’s visit to Brazil thousands of poor, rural members of the international Via ...

Ambassador Denies that Brazil Has Ethanol Slaves

The ambassador of Brazil in Great Britain, José MaurÀ­cio Bustani, in a letter published ...

Snubbing Chavez and Seducing Brazil Are Two Sides of Same Bush Game

George W. Bush’s trip to Latin America this month is the most ambitious attempt ...

Ethanol: US and EU Get on a Road Brazil Has Been for 20 Years

Brazilians may double or even triple their ethanol production over the next 15 years. ...

Planting Sugarcane and Reaping Poverty and Eco-Degradation in Brazil

On January 22 the Lula administration announced it will increase federal funding for Brazil’s ...

Brazil Accused of Getting Biofuel with Slave Labor

Producing fuels from sugarcane, castor bean, and soybeans – the so-called biofuels – is ...

Brazil’s Ethanol to Quench 10% of World’s Thirst for Gasoline

Brazil, India, China, the United States and the European Union have created a forum ...

Brazil Gets Ethanol/Gasoline/Diesel Pipeline

The Brazilian southern state of Paraná will have a multi-pipeline, which will transport alcohol ...

Brazil Betting Ethanol Will Change World’s Trade Relations

Brazil's agroenergy sector, especially ethanol, has recently attracted foreign investment of around US$ 1 ...