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Interactive Map of Brazil's Energy Model
The discovery of potentially massive reserves of oil and gas off its coast in 2007 seems set to transform the country’s position as an energy superpower and the government says it plans to join Opec in the near future. However, Brazil already sources most of its electricity from hydroelectric dams and most cars in the country have the option to use ethanol as fuel, which can be sourced from sugar cane. As a result, the Latin American giant appears to be perfectly set up to deal with the energy challenges
PBS's E2 - Growing Energy: Ethanol in Brazil
Global in scope and comprised of six 30-minute chapters filmed in HD, e² energy features the engineers, policymakers and innovations that are transforming energy availability and consumption. Each episode covers viable policy and technology alternatives to the fossil fuel culture.This episodes explores sugarcane ethanol in Brazil and its future in the United States. The production of ethanol and other biofuels requires many of the same resources - such as arable land - as the production of food. As the bio
Sugarcane Plastics by Braskem
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem laid the cornerstone of its Green Polyethylene Project in southern Brazil. The plant will be the first in the world to use sugarcane ethanol to make 100% renewable ethane and polyethylene on a commercial scale. Other projects are underway in Brazil. The total investment will be about US$250 million and the plant will make 200,000 tons/year of ethane, that will be converted into the same amount of polyethylene at existing plants at its complex. The plant’s operation
Verenium's Celullosic Sugarcane Ethanol
Business Week, as part of its roundup this week on biofuels, published a video story on Verenium, which is converting sugarcane bagasse into ethanol using cutting edge cellulosic technologies. Worth watching.
DC Gasoline Discount Event Canceled for ‘Political Reasons’
A“a 54 cents per gallon gasoline discount planned at two Capitol Hill Exxon stations for today has been canceled due to unspecified ‘political reasons.
Cop15Brasil's Channel
This Brazilian government video tells about the agroecological zoning of sugarcane production, which sets guidelines for the expansion of sugarcane culture without harming areas with original vegetation and also important biomes such as those of the Amazon Region, the Pantanal Wetlands and the Upper Paraguay Basin. It presents the public policies that seek to promote the expansion of the sustainable production of sugar cane in the Brazilian territory as a way of producing clean and renewable energy without
Growth Energy Radio Ads on ILUC
Growth Energy is running this radio ad in various cities around the country.
Brazil Pioneers Energy Independence with Sugarcane Ethanol
For years now Americans have been debating how to achieve energy independence. Brazil is the second largest producer of ethanol after the U.S., which uses corn rather than sugarcane. Even though the global financial crisis has hit the Brazilian ethanol industry hard, global demand for sugarcane-based ethanol is growing.
Brazilian Flex-Fuel Ethanol Technology on Vimeo
In this presentation at the Ethanol Summit in Brazil in June 2009, the automakers association of Brazil tells how they are continuing to improve on flex-fuel technology there. Why the rest of the world doesn't follow them, I dunno.
Florida Gov Charlie Crist on Ethanol Production
Florida's governor argues for sugarcane ethanol in his state.
What You Need to Know About Ethanol Policy
U.S. biofuel policy prevents competition while providing subsidies to domestic producers. Learn about Ethanol policy in under 5 minutes and tell Congress wha...
Big Oil says they don't need VEETC
At the end of the first half of the year Valero's profit margins on their 10 corn ethanol plants was 54 cents per gallon, higher than last year. "We rec...
Obama Praises Sugarcane Ethanol
During a meeting with President Fernandez of the Dominican Republican, President Obama talks about working together to expand trade and clean energy. Obama p...
USDA Outlines Strategy to Meet RFS’ 2022 Biofuel Goals
The Agriculture Department (USDA) is set to announce a report for meeting the U.S. meet the Renwewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) mandate to use 36 billion gallons of biofuel per year in the U.S. fuel supply by 2022. According to reports, USDA will propose putting more flex-fuel vehicles on the road, adding blender pumps to fuel stations and encouraging construction of regional biorefineries to support an array of feedstocks.
Friends of the Earth attacks Growth Energy Ads on Ethanol
Ethanol is a dirty, expensive and inefficient fuel. The ethanol lobby is spending millions of dollars on advertising to try to convince Congress to continue ...
Livestock Groups calls for end to Corn Ethanol Subsidies
The battle brews between livestock groups and ethanol industryhttp://www.ktiv.com/Global/s... cattle industry are urging Congress to end f...
Obama Visits Corn Ethanol Plant
Did you notice how Obama never says the word corn? He only said ethanol twice!
Nations Offer $3.5B to Cut Emissions, Help Forests
According to NPR's Newshour, some progress was made in Copenhagen today (Dec 15, 2009) on the issue of deforestation. We have a report from Brazil, produced by Independent Television News Correspondent Jonathan Miller, exploring the challenges faced implementing a UN-backed program called "REDD: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation".
