Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Will Obama make the U.S. another Brazil: part I

Chicago Examiner
July 13, 6:36 PM

Brazil has demonstrated a serious commitment to building a Green economy through its investment in alternative energy. Several recent statistics on Brazil’s renewable energy industry in comparison to the U.S. have been published by the Iowa State University Extension office. Renewable energy constitutes 46 percent of Brazil’s total annual energy supply versus only seven percent for the U.S. The largest source of renewable energy in Brazil is ethanol, comprising one-third of Brazil’s Green energy supply.

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