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In response to the oil crisis of the 1970s, Brazil created a domestic ethanol industry that is now thriving on all levels, from production, to distribution at gas stations, to nationwide adoption of flex-fuel cars. The episode examines what we can learn from Brazil's extraordinary success with...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fettig, Tad (Director), Willoughby, Midori (Producer), Freeman, Morgan (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2007.
Series:e2
Subjects:
Environmental policy.
Energy policy.
Energy consumption.
Ethanol fuel industry > Brazil.
Biomass energy > Brazil.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Politique énergétique.
Éthanol (Combustible) > Industrie > Brésil.
Bioénergie > Brésil.
Biomass energy.
Ethanol fuel industry.
Brazil.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In response to the oil crisis of the 1970s, Brazil created a domestic ethanol industry that is now thriving on all levels, from production, to distribution at gas stations, to nationwide adoption of flex-fuel cars. The episode examines what we can learn from Brazil's extraordinary success with ethanol, and whether other countries could follow suit.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2021).
Originally broadcast in 2007.
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 minutes)
Playing Time:00:25:09
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Humphreys ; editor, Richard Allen and others ; original music, Eric Holland.