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When you think about fish oil, you probably wouldn't think of the English countryside - but that's exactly where scientists ...

It’s time to rethink misguided policies which promote biofuels

by Mihai Andrei

September 25, 2013

To my constant surprise and dislike, people continue to think of biofuels as a clean, renewable alternative for the future. ...

Young oil palm in plantation in Indonesia. The mature plant is used to produce biofuels, an alternative clean energy in emissions, however thousands of hectars of rainforest have been swept to make way for the palm. Because oil palms don't absorb as much CO2 as the rainforest or peatlands they replace, palm oil can generate as much as 10 times more carbon than petroleum. (Photo: T. Durand-Gasselin)

Biofuels aren’t so green after all

by Tibi Puiu

November 10, 2011

[caption id="attachment_9970" align="alignnone" width="496" caption="Young oil palm in plantation in Indonesia. The mature plant is used to produce biofuels, an ...

Alternative energy could be the key to the economic crisis

by Mihai Andrei

October 2, 2008

With the US economy tanking, natural disasters caused by climate change, several wars being fought in the world and with ...

China will build algae biofuel facility

by Mihai Andrei

October 2, 2008

It seems that China is taking a more and more serious interest in green energy (actually they're taking a serios ...

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Tag: biodiesel

Fish oil could be grown in plants

It’s time to rethink misguided policies which promote biofuels

Biofuels aren’t so green after all

Alternative energy could be the key to the economic crisis

China will build algae biofuel facility

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