Posted in Uncategorized, india on Mar 11th, 2010
The seedlings for the first 100 hectares (250 acres) have been planted. Daimler AG has started a new project for the cultivation of the biodiesel raw material jatropha in the south of India. The compa…
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2010
About two years ago they planted jatropha , an oil-rich nut native to South America, on 250 acres in Keaau on Hawaii island. They have leased another 750 acres that could be put into production if the crop is successful.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2010
We are South Africas leading supplier of horticultural products and bio- diesel, Bio Agric seeds serves its clients worldwide with products like Jatropha .
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2010
The Lao State Fuel Company, one of the largest fuel importers and distributors in Laos, may join with Japanese and South Korean companies to produce bio-diesel in Laos.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 19th, 2010
Of all the animals that find their way into our back yards, perhaps none add more natural splendor to a setting than the birds that spend some or all of their time in our area. It’s no wonder that many homeowners go out of their way to welcome cardinals, blue jays, morning doves, mockingbirds and other South Florida favorites to the neighborhood.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2010
CHICAGO (CNS) — The two schools could not be more different. Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School on Chicago’s South Side, with approximately 1,700 female students, typifies America’s middle-class life.
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Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Dec 24th, 2009
R&D The federal government announced seven winners of $12.1 million in grants for second generation biofuels R&D programs.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 18th, 2009
While the bigger industrialized nations have wrangled over cutting CO2 emissions, smaller states have attempted to make their mark at Copenhagen. Ethiopia is hoping to export renewable energy, South Korea has founded a Global Green Growth Institute and even Bangladesh has set ambitious targets.
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Posted in Uncategorized, mozambique on Nov 23rd, 2009
I was in a comfortable concrete house in the village of Inhassune, Mozambique, recently vacated by the South African manager of a 250-acre jatropha plantation run by ESV Group. Since he and the rest of the officials had cleared out, …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 7th, 2009
SOUTH HAVEN — There have been only subtle changes to the way blueberries are harvested since H. McKibben patented his picking machine in 1959.
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