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Brazil and Colombia both depend on sugar for gas

Last week on The Clark Howard Show, Clark was talking about how Brazil and Colombia have become energy independent by using sugar. Brazil also last year found oil and is talking about possibly joining OPEC. Well here is the article from Clark’s website on Brazil and Columbia:

A lesson on energy independence from South America
Brazil has long won praise from Clark for their energy independence thanks to native sugar. Virtually all their cars can run on sugar or gas or a combination of both. They also have had huge discoveries of oil as of late. In an ironic twist, Brazil may even join OPEC in the future because of their vast quantities!

The neighboring country of Colombia, meanwhile, also gets its gas from sugar. But where they’re really leading the charge is with bio-diesel. Colombia uses palm oil, yucca, sugar beets and rapeseed oil to efficiently create diesel.

McCain and Obama have both been clear about the need for a new national energy policy with alternatives. This is not pie in the sky stuff, folks. Just look at our Southern hemisphere neighbors.

That being said, it’s a kick in the teeth to our allies in Brazil that our Congress charges a 54-cent/gallon tariff for Brazilian-made energy. Meanwhile, American consumers are being held over a barrel of oil at the pump. Moreover, OPEC doesn’t face any tariff whatsoever to send us oil. What is Congress thinking?

Other countries are getting it together on energy. Why not us?

Thinking about possibly trading in your gas guzzler for a more economical vehicle? Well Clark has found a website where you can calculate the cost of old gas-guzzlers vs. new gas-sippers. Read the full story.

You should try to visit his website, he has great information and you can also listen to him over the web from 1-4 EST Mon-Fri. www.clarkhoward.com

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