Re: Brinks To Pay Fine For Emissions Violations

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> You would think a company that large would be more eco friendly and
> start using biodiesel fuels. Large corporations should be compelled to
> set an example in order to make us less dependent on fossil fuels.
>
> Here in Tampa, all our mass transit systems use biodeisel or propane
> powered buses.
>
> We as a country should follow Brazil's example. I heard it is illegal to
> purchase any gasoline powered vehicle there now. Brazil now uses 100
> percent biodiesel and ethanol powered vehicles.
>
> Jim Rojas

Brazil is only able to do that through massive government financing and the
fact it is far easier to get ethanol from sugar cane than it is from corn

There isn't enough farmland to produce enough ethanol for the US much less
the rest of the world