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Brazil uses sugar cane, so the process is more efficient than in the US
by dataker 12y ago
Brazil uses sugar cane, so the process is more efficient than in the US
- swah 12y agoWhat about the environmental impact comparting to the US method?
- superflit 12y agoIt is drastic. My sister worked in one of the farms... The crop is not good? It went spoiled? Well light this matches and watch it burn.. yes literally The cities nearby suffer a lot with respiratory problems specially kids. But you will not see that on News the companies pay a lot to "promote" their eco images
- dataker 12y agoThey actually burn it to avoid harm to the workers and use its ash to fertilize their land. However, mechanization has reduced the need to burn fields and pollution has gradually been decreased.
- dataker 12y agoIt has similar issues, such as using fertilizers and water usage. At the same time, one of the main issues is deforestation in the Amazon and field burning before harvest. Still, it probably still makes sense to use it. For example, its energy balance(ethanol/energy for its production) is ~8-10 whereas in the US is ~1-2.