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To: thackney
It's a whole lot cheaper to convert sugar cane, and cattle don't eat sugar cane. Amen.
51 posted on 03/19/2007 6:20:15 AM PDT by gakrak ("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)
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To: gakrak

Look who's poised to make fortunes off of ethanol:

The commission will serve to foster awareness of the benefits of renewable fuels to economies throughout the Americas. The commission will also contribute toward a framework for a rationalized and viable regional marketplace in ethanol, promoting the policy guidance necessary to spur both foreign and domestic investment in environmentally sound renewable fuel production and infrastructure.



Leadership



The commission is co-chaired by:

Governor Jeb Bush, State of Florida

Roberto Rodrigues, President of the Superior Council of Agribusiness of Brazil &

Former Brazilian Minister of Agriculture

Ambassador Luis Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank

The launch ceremony is co-chaired by:

Glenda Hood, former Florida Secretary of State

Donna Hrinak, Director of Corporate & Government Affairs, KRAFT Latin America and former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil (invited)

Current Stakeholders include:

Florida FTAA, Inc. – Ambassador Chuck Cobb, Chairman; J. Antonio Villamil,
Vice Chair; Brian C. Dean, Executive Director; Jorge L. Arrizurieta, Dominique Virchaux, and Mario Fernandez, Co-chairs, Ethanol Committee

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agrícola (EMBRAPA)

Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP)

Pólo Nacional de Biocombustíveis / São Paulo University (USP)


74 posted on 03/19/2007 7:36:20 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer (I'm a billionaire! Thanks WTO and the "free trade" system!--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
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