ðoʊz fˈækts sədʒˈɛst ðæt ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd sˈɔɪl dᵻplˈiːʃən pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ɑːɹ vˈɛɹi slˈoʊ ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ˈɛθɐnˌɑːl fɹʌm ʃˈʊɡɚ kˈeɪn mˈeɪ biː fˈɑːɹmˌoːɹ səstˈeɪnəbəl ɪnðə lˈɔŋ ɹˈʌn ðɐn kˈɑːmən fˈɑːsəl fjˈuːəl ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪvz.
Those facts suggest that related soil depletion processes are very slow and therefore ethanol from sugar cane may be far more sustainable in the long run than common fossil fuel alternatives.