Latin Pulse - Episode 5: Public Transportation, Bio-Fuels

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But reforresting isn't enough. Since the soil below the trees holds nearly as much carbon as the trees themselves.

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There's only about 200 people in the entire Amazon rainforrest who "prevent" deforrestation.

Thats not hardly any enforcement at all.

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Brazil is an Oil producing country in the same way that Venezuela is.

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"Ethanol now accounts for nearly 40 percent of Brazil's transportation fuel." This is inaccurate. Diesel accounts for over 50% of transportation fuel. Gasoline provides 26%. Ethanol, by volume, comes in at 17%. But because ethanol has lower energy content, the actual energy contribution is around 10%.

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