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Brazillian Sugar Cane: The Answer to the Energy Crisis

Posted May 29, 2008

“There is an ‘emerging’ alternative energy source that is a lot more efficient than corn-based ethanol and doesn’t require the same food vs. fuel trade-off.” — Mike Burnick

by Mike Burnick

Baltimore – (TFN): A month ago, I wrote an article here in the (Sovereign Society) A-Letter detailing the global food crisis. According to data from the World Bank, global food prices have soared 83% in the past three years alone.

There’s also another crisis brewing at the moment - that’s becoming more painfully obvious with each passing day: A global energy crisis! In many ways, the two are closely connected…

U.S. corn-based ethanol production is a big reason why corn prices surged 56% higher in the past 12 months alone. About one-third of the entire U.S. corn crop is being diverted from kitchen tables to gas tanks.

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As a result, people are rioting in poor countries around the world. They’re taking to the streets in protest over U.S. corn ethanol biofuel. They complain bitterly that we are trading THEIR food for OUR fuel. But there is a better way…

Sugar Cane not Corn

In fact, there is an “emerging” alternative energy source that is a lot more efficient than ethanol production from corn and doesn’t require the same food vs. fuel trade-off. Read on to learn more.

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