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Ethanol Is No Field of Dreams

Of all the specious arguments regarding energy substitutes, the use of Brazil as an example belongs near the top of the list. Some facts to puncture the illusion ethanol from sugar cane is some kind of a solution:
1. Brazil uses 10 times as much oil as ethanol
2. Brazil has less than one tenth as many vehicles as the US
3. Brazil has a surplus of cheap labor willing to work 60 hours a week of back breaking labor for $200 a month.

The real Brazilian energy miracle is all the oil they're finding.