msnbc.msn.com — Tequila, drunk in shots and c**ktails around the world, is named after a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. Mexican farmers are setting ablaze fields of blue agave, the cactus-like plant used to make the fiery spirit tequila, and resowing the land with corn as soaring U.S. ethanol demand pushes up prices.
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quantumlo0pMay 30, 2007
Ethanol has been a bad idea since day one. I cannot believe the huge support for such an unsustainable industry and NOW TEQUILA IS GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE.
dogstar0125May 31, 2007
We should definitely not be subsidizing ethanol production.
swgc5May 31, 2007
f**k ethanol, bio-fuel and all that s**t. We need to focus on pure electric cars, they are the best solution.
stevemaxMay 31, 2007
Just do what we Brazilians do: use sugar cane to produce ethanol. Part of the sugar cane goes to produce energy for cars, and the rest goes to produce alcohol for the people (cachaça). Serve it with lime, sugar and ice (that's caipirinha) and you'll have a better drink than tequila anyway.
notcoffeeMay 31, 2007
The world is ending AND we have to be sober for it? Damn.
stealthcJun 1, 2007
Wait... Isn't Ethanol that fuel that costs more energy to make than it provides?So we're wasting energy AND killing the Tequila supply?WTF