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Argentina-China talks on soya oil stalledBuenos Aires (UPI) Jun 9, 2010 Argentine negotiators failed to sway Chinese officials in a continuing dispute over soya oil exports as the row appeared increasingly linked to Beijing's ire over anti-dumping measures adopted by Buenos Aires to block Chinese goods. More than $1.7 billion a year worth of Argentine exports of soya oil to China are at risk in the dispute, which began when Chinese officials objected to high solvent content in the commodity. China is the world's largest consumer of soya oil. In fact, industr ... read more |
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Raleigh NC (SPX) May 11, 2010Biofuels hold promise as environmentally friendly sources of renewable energy, but which ones should industry and policy leaders focus their efforts on developing? A new study involving researchers from North Carolina State University offers detailed insights into how biofuel chemicals react when burned. Their data and new computer models pave the way for development of new biofuels and technolo ... more 
New Delhi (UPI) Apr 27, 2010 Indian efforts to cultivate jatropha as an alternative biofuel have stalled. The Business Standard reported Tuesday that the Indian government had hoped that jatropha could replace one-fifth of India's diesel consumption by next year. The government consequently identified 98 million acres of available land where jatropha could be cultivated. Jatropha has long been promoted as a ... more 
Singapore (AFP) March 19, 2009Greenpeace on Tuesday disclosed what it said was new evidence showing Indonesia's biggest palm oil producer Sinar Mas broke a pledge not to destroy forest rich in carbon and wildlife. Activists from the environmental group said they had discovered recently that a Sinar Mas subsidiary, PT BAT, was still clearing rainforest near a habitat of orangutans, an endangered species, in Central Kalima ... more |
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Food Vs Fuel: Growing Grain For Food More Energy EfficientEast Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 21, 2010 Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, Michigan State University scientists concluded, after analyzing 17 years' worth of data to help settle the food versus fuel debate. "It's 36 percent more efficient to grow grain for food than for fuel," said Ilya Gelfand, an MSU postdoctoral researcher and lead author of the study. "The ideal is to grow corn for food, then leave half the leftover stalks and leaves on the field for soil conservation and produ ... read more |
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