Gone Gone Gone ethanol biofuel in Brazil

Brazil is the worlds leading producer of ethanol, a biofuel made from sugarcane. Sugarcane is rapidly pushing small farmers and cattle ranchers from the country side. As a result, food prices are rising and cattle ranchers are moving into the Amazon. If we don't stop sugarcane ethanol soon the Amazon will be
Gone, gone gone...

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News & Politics

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• brazil
• biofuels
• sugarcane
• etanol
• robert_plant
• ethanol
• alison_krauss

[leolima2303]

Ethanol is not killing the Amazon, not even indirectly. Sugarcane only uses 3% of our territory and its 2000km away from the jungle. Illegal loggers are the ones to blame, they are the ones not following the law. Funny thing about claims on indirect effects of ethanol is that people dont realize INDIRECT EFFECTS OF GAS ARE MUCH WORSE: massive oil spills, toxic pollution, dependence on imports, wars and deaths!

[SaoPauloStateBrasil]

who are this ´actors´ speaking (!) spanish (!) in the clip ???

[mikehanoo33]

The oil companies are shameless and dangerous , they will kill the planet for a profit , and lie about everything including this , check out David Blumes websight for the truth , and if we spilled ethanol into the ocean do you think it would be a problem ?

[galonga]

caña de azúcar NO CRECE en la amazonia porque el terreno allá es demasiado ácido y porque hay un hongo que la mata

cuanto a las condiciones "inumanas", no veo como una vez que la cosecha es mecanizada

porque no lees un poco antes de hablar idioteces?

[SaoPauloStateBrasil]

dear burgundywter, are you crazy?

it´s impossible, to produce ethanol in Amazonia!

please, do not lie!

[gegefilhosantos]

Amazonia não está sendo invadida para plantar cana mas sim para vender a madeira ilegal e depois colocar gado nesta terras, só fale sobre o Brasil quando souber alguma coisa ok!

[burgundywater]

productores brasileños de etanol están invadiendo tierras de la Amazonía para aumentar los cultivos de caña de azúcar y someten a los cortadores de caña a condiciones inhumanas esclavizantes de trabajo.