Comments on: The Slave Trade Behind the Ethanol Boom http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/the-slave-trade-behind-the-ethanol-boom/75 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WSUMER http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/the-slave-trade-behind-the-ethanol-boom/75/comment-page-1#comment-49121 WSUMER Sat, 24 May 2008 15:08:01 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=75#comment-49121 Opponents of corn based ethanol argue that sugarcane ethanol is cheaper and more efficient. This article is another gloomy reminder that ALL alternative energy forms have trade offs that have to be considered. Remove labor cost and any environmental precautions and we could make corn ethanol for as cheap as these savages. Opponents of corn based ethanol argue that sugarcane ethanol is cheaper and more efficient. This article is another gloomy reminder that ALL alternative energy forms have trade offs that have to be considered. Remove labor cost and any environmental precautions and we could make corn ethanol for as cheap as these savages.

]]> By: Amazon rainforest destruction slows » http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/the-slave-trade-behind-the-ethanol-boom/75/comment-page-1#comment-2775 Amazon rainforest destruction slows » Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:11:41 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=75#comment-2775 [...] In his weekly radio address President Lula told the nation that he is convinced that “It is possible to have growth while preserving the environment…The challenge that we have overcome is knowing how to use the jungle and how to preserve the environment while allowing people’s lives to be improved.” [...] [...] In his weekly radio address President Lula told the nation that he is convinced that “It is possible to have growth while preserving the environment…The challenge that we have overcome is knowing how to use the jungle and how to preserve the environment while allowing people’s lives to be improved.” [...]

]]> By: Lucy Johnson http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/the-slave-trade-behind-the-ethanol-boom/75/comment-page-1#comment-69 Lucy Johnson Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:11:47 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=75#comment-69 Indeed, in fact I believe the Pope made a comment about ethical problems related to Ethanol production a month or two back. Indeed, in fact I believe the Pope made a comment about ethical problems related to Ethanol production a month or two back.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/the-slave-trade-behind-the-ethanol-boom/75/comment-page-1#comment-64 Anonymous Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:14:37 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=75#comment-64 <strong>The Slave Trade Behind the Ethanol Boom...</strong> On the 4th of July, celebrating our independence we must also remember the freedom we all have. When one is told about slaves carrying out back-breaking work in sugar plantations, it is easy to think of it as a relic of history, a chapter in the te... The Slave Trade Behind the Ethanol Boom…

On the 4th of July, celebrating our independence we must also remember the freedom we all have. When one is told about slaves carrying out back-breaking work in sugar plantations, it is easy to think of it as a relic of history, a chapter in the te…

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