Tag Archives | ethanol

Sugar Cane That Fertilises Its Own Soil And Uses Less Water?

By on April 13, 2011 in organic farming, Pollution, RAINWATER, RAINWATER COLLECTION, RAINWATER HARVESTING, RAINWATER SYSTEMS, RAINWATER TANKS, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR GEYSERS, SUSTAINABLE, sustainable agriculture, TANK STANDS, TENK, WATER, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SAVING, water scarcity, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER TANK, WATER TANK PRICES, water tanks, YES SOLAR

The mechanization of sugar cane harvesting, originally aimed at curbing the pollution caused by the burning of cane fields, has resulted in an added bonus: it has helped to improve soil quality, according to growers and technical experts in the southern state of São Paulo, where most of Brazil’s sugar and ethanol is produced. Traditionally, […]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

The Pros and Cons of Biofuels

By on July 10, 2010 in biofuels, green energy

There are many eco-benefits to replacing oil with biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel. For one, since such fuels are derived from agricultural crops, they are inherently renewable–and our own farmers typically produce them domestically, reducing our dependence on unstable foreign sources of oil. Additionally, ethanol and biodiesel emit less particulate pollution than traditional petroleum-based gasoline […]

Read full story • Comments { 6 }