As I was preparing this week’s posts about Brazil, I came across this post by Amanda Kloer at change.org. There is serious concern that the demand for ethanol is increasing the slave population in Brazil. It baffles me that our lust for green products supersedes our need to value for human life. Is this driven by ignorance? I’m not sure. But Father Tiago’s words in the article are an ominous warning:

“The promise of biofuel is a lie. Anyone who buys ethanol is pumping blood into his tank. Ethanol is produced by slaves.”

There has to be a way to value human life and value the earth.