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Jatropha Gets a Champion in SG Biofuels: Jatropha, a plant with toxic berries, is on its way to becoming the world's newest cash crop, if companies can figure out how to make its growing cycles as predictable as those of other crops. SG Biofuels wants to be at the forefront, establishing a gene library for jatropha and...; Tags: Biodiesel, Plant, Jatropha, SG Biofuels, Chris Morrison; Blog posts 2009-04-29

California Kicks Corn-based Ethanol to the Curb; Welcomes Futuristic Biofuels: The corn ethanol industry already reeling fromÂ low gasoline prices and higher corn and energy costs suffered another blow to its bottom line and possibly its future Thursday when the California Air Resource BoardÂ OK'd the nation's first low-carbon fuel standard. In a 9-1 vote late Thursday CARB approved...; Tags: Biofuel, Corn, Pickens, Kirsten Korosec; Blog posts 2009-04-24
Miracle Biofuel Plant Jatropha Reveals Its Achilles Heel: Jatropha, a hardy, drought resistant plant that grows oil-heavy fruit, was supposed to be the salvation of the biodiesel industry. The plant, which was targeted for an $80 million pilot project by BP and D1 Oils, can grow on marginal lands that crops don't like. It tends to favor a...; Tags: Biofuel, Plant, Achilles Heel, Chris Morrison; Blog posts 2009-06-09