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12/07/2010
“Last year when I met with President Lula of Brazil, I knew that Brazil has made enormous progress around the clean energy sugarcane based ethanol and the possibilities of real energy independence in the region. I think those same opportunities exist for the Dominican Republic.”
U.S. President Barack Obama, praising sugarcane ethanol during a meeting with president Leonel Fernandez, of the Dominican Republican.
 
06/15/2010
“In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11, I think this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come.”
President of United States, Barack Obama, at the Oval Office on June 13, 2010.
 
05/19/2010
"Sugar is preferable to corn for ethanol production. We think long term, the future for sugar-based ethanol is very good."
Bunge Chief Financial Officer Jacqualyn Fouse, at the BMO Capital Markets Conference in New York City.
 
04/03/2010
"Just like fathers cut off allowances, it's time to cut off the allowance to grandpa's ethanol."
Scott Faber, Vice-President of Federal Affairs for the the Grocery Manufacturers of America, quoted on U.S. ethanol subsidies in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
03/26/2010
“Sweden is currently the number-one European importer of Brazilian ethanol. I personally own a car that I drive daily, powered by ethanol.”
Carl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden, during a visit to the São Paulo State Federation of Industries (Fiesp)