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RE: Viable alternatives
SIR-
As you are anonymous, I assume your post was meant as a troll, but in the sense of good humor, I will answer anyway:
This article is a good start. The numbers are for the mid-90's, but I think they would still be relevant enough today to prove that the Mexican climate can support the growth of grain.
Moreover, the use of sugarcane, which Mexico's climate can sustain, make Ethanol far more efficiently than corn does. By switching some of the corn used for Ethanol to sugarcane fields, Mexico could have their tortillas and drive with them too, so to speak.
As for the disgraceful arrogance - nobody is forcing the Mexicans to sell their corn for fuel. If their indifference curves change, they will value the food more than the extra income. As there are currently no other renewable fuel sources for automotive purposes (electric cars mainly pull of a grid fueled by oil), I fully support the use of bio-diesel fuel, despite some short term economic externalities. As the economies adjust to the changing demands of the market, countries like Mexico that are currently suffering will end up thriving as the large suppliers of the worlds new, 'green' energy.
Please, next time you decide to show your vim and vigor, please do so the right way - with facts and your name.
-Guy Via
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