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Friends of the Earth, Brazilian sugarcane industry fight it out on ethanol

Photo by Marxchivist. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. It's been so long (like six months) since there was a nice dispute about the impacts of Brazil's ethanol industry. In the past we've seen questions raised about the workers' conditions and the environmental standards of the sugarcane operation. To tell its side of the story, Brazil began a concerted pro-ethanol diplomatic offensive earlier this year. The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) is on the defensive this week because of a report issued by the Friends of ... Read more →

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