President Clinton Calls for Rainforest Protection at Ethanol Summit

Reuters
Wed Jun 3, 2009 2:46pm EDT
By Gas 2.0 - Gas 2.0
By Joanna Schroeder

This week Sao Paulo, Brazil is hosting one of the world's largest gatherings of the international biofuels industry.

The Ethanol Summit 2009 was kicked off in part by President Bill Clinton who noted that Brazil is known for producing the most energy efficient and cost competitive ethanol in the world using sugarcane. The downside, though, says Clinton, is that the country's increase in ethanol production is a precursor to the continued destruction of the rainforests.

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