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September 18th, 2009

Another rude awakening for another biofuel dream

Posted by Harry Fuller @ 4:30 pm

Categories: air pollution, biofuel, energy, environmental health, green tech, renewable energy, research

Tags: Biofuel, Harry Fuller

This time it’s jatropha. It was going to grow all over the unused, dry land of energy hungry nations. Ooops, back to the lab, I guess.
When I first blogged jatropha over two years ago, it was a hot promise for future biofuel use.
Even as the boom seems busted, there areplans to try jatropha as a low-emission shipping fuel.

Harry FullerA newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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RE: Another rude awakening for another biofuel dream
Electric Cars + Nuclear + Solar + Wind Power Plants should be the future of transportation.

p.s. Funny how we speak of some "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE" but after only 3 Billion Dollars a highly succ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: orasac Posted on: 09/20/09  (Edited: 09/20/09 @ 07:35) You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Surprise  Neil422 | 09/18/09
Environmentalist are destroying America  Christian_<>< | 09/18/09
sheep following the fox...  privatejarhead | 09/18/09
Being on Wikipedia doesn't lend credibility  zmud | 09/19/09
Re: Being on Wikipedia  privatejarhead | 09/19/09
Yawn. The same old tired talking points  frgough | 09/19/09
Fuller. Come with something interesting.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 09/19/09
Hear hear.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 09/19/09
This issue is a lot bigger than global warming  K B | 09/20/09
To cheap to pay for the link?  Bill4 | 09/19/09
RE: Another rude awakening for another biofuel dream  orasac | 09/20/09

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