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		pkphilip 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Big agriculture mislead the public about the benef... Sugarcane requires a LOT of water - so you need around 2000-2860 litres of water for every litre of ethanol.

slumberlust 7 months ago [–]

Is that a lot? We would need some other examples to compare--specifically corn.

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