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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/30/AR2007073001484.html?hpid=artslot
Note part where it says sugar-cane ethanol costs half as much to produce as corn ethanol, and the process is five times as efficient in its use of fossil fuels.
Makes me wonder what the capacity of Cuba may be once the current embargos are lifted.
Also sounds like sugar cane might be a potential solution for Haiti. At one time much of the county was planted in sugar cane. I believe today there isn't much production in the entire country. Haiti would have the land, the climate and the workforce to do much of it manually. Potential employment plus creation of exports. However, I don't see that happening under the political situation there now. Likely a dictator would have to emerge and be allowed to control the country - which is against U.S. policy there.
Note part where it says sugar-cane ethanol costs half as much to produce as corn ethanol, and the process is five times as efficient in its use of fossil fuels.
Makes me wonder what the capacity of Cuba may be once the current embargos are lifted.
Also sounds like sugar cane might be a potential solution for Haiti. At one time much of the county was planted in sugar cane. I believe today there isn't much production in the entire country. Haiti would have the land, the climate and the workforce to do much of it manually. Potential employment plus creation of exports. However, I don't see that happening under the political situation there now. Likely a dictator would have to emerge and be allowed to control the country - which is against U.S. policy there.