03-13-2007, 09:15 AM
Keith, you make a good point, and there is a promising initiative underway for Hawaii to produce biodiesel. Unfortunately, so much of the infrastructure for sugar production has been dismantled and so many acres of sugar land have been converted to other use that it is no easy task to restart the sugar industry on any large scale.
Brazil, with its low labor costs, has a very successful ethanol program that has drastically cut oil dependence. If oil prices continue to rise, the cost could make recommissioning Hawaii sugar plantations for ethanol a viable option. My own opinion is that it should be pursued, regardless of current costs, for security and self-sufficiency reasons.
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited by - JerryCarr on 03/13/2007 15:09:08
Brazil, with its low labor costs, has a very successful ethanol program that has drastically cut oil dependence. If oil prices continue to rise, the cost could make recommissioning Hawaii sugar plantations for ethanol a viable option. My own opinion is that it should be pursued, regardless of current costs, for security and self-sufficiency reasons.
Cheers,
Jerry
Edited by - JerryCarr on 03/13/2007 15:09:08