Why can't we adopt Brazils Sugar Cane Ethanol concept?

Question

It is much better for our environment; as well as substantially cheaper to produce and sell.

Answer 1

If the US cannot adopt that concept because of agricultural and other factors, I still think your government could remove the 54 cents import tax on brazilian ethanol. It wouldn't solve your energy problem but it surely would alevite it and help our planet's environment a little. For the US and other very populated countries, I think the idea is diversify.

Answer 2

The labor, materials, and environmental cost is greater in the US.  Result it is NOT econonic to grow enough sugar cane to make it worthwhile.

In Florida the State just bought out US Sugar to get them out of the Everglades for environmental reasons.  

Another example of "The Law of Unintended Consequences."

Answer 3

I don't think that the continental US has the climate to grow sugar cane sucssfully enough.  Maybe in Florida, or Hawaii, but not many other places.