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Big Oil Defends Itself Before Congress...Again
Written By: Miranda Marquit
2008-05-22 13:52:29
Big Oil executives try to explain their record profits -- and compensation -- as gas prices soar.

Big Oil Wants to Drill on Federally Protected Land
Written By: Miranda Marquit
2008-05-26 11:15:04

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Could Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon see oil wells?

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Biochar: A Good Way to Store CO2
Written By: Jeanne Roberts
2008-05-18 08:29:22
When living organisms like trees, shrubs, grasses and other plants grow, they take up, or sequester, carbon dioxide.

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Biofuel Investing: Biofuels May Harm More than They Help
Written By: Miranda Marquit
2008-02-13 11:32:50
Are biofuels just as harmful as fossil fuels?

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Biofuels: Jatropha
Written By: Miranda Marquit
2007-08-20 11:50:06
Biofuel options abound, and one of the more interesting is jatropha. As the cost of oil continues to annoy people around the world, and hurricanes raise worries about a stable oil supply, science is exploring alternative means of energy. From electric cars to biofuels, the idea is to find a way to move energy production into the 21st Century (limited non-renewable energy sources are soo 20th Century). One of the more interesting biofuels is an oil known as jatropha. From Reuters:

A new crop that is being used already is jatropha, a resilient, oil-rich, tropical plant that can be grown on waste land and even introduces nutrients to the soil. Its oil is already used in India to power diesel cars and turbines.

Jatropha has grabbed headlines because it avoids the biggest controversy surrounding biofuels: the ethical debate over whether agricultural resources should be used for energy when millions across the planet go hungry.

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