Finding fuel alternatives to ease cost of living | 60 Minutes Australia

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Who would have though it - sugarcane and corn could save us all. Save us from soaring oil prices and from a lot of those dreaded greenhouse gases. On the surface it seems so simple, First, convert the crops to ethanol. Then, make an easy, safe and cheap adjustment to your car engine. In 2008, it cost less than $800 and you're away. In America, farmers became the new fuel barons. In Brazil, cars have been happily running on ethanol for years. It has done significant changes for pollution in the world's third largest city. But - and it is a big one - there is a hidden price to pay.

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