Do You Think Biodiesel Grows on Trees?

Fungus in rainforest foliage has promise as biofuel 3

A fungus hiding out in the trees of a Patagonian rainforest could be "a better source of biofuel than anything we use at the moment," according to the scientist who accidentally discovered it.

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  1. UUdad Posted 3:47 am
    06 Nov 2008

    Harvesting/TransportingThis sounds great-but how shall it be harvested-and who would be harvesting it? It seems an awful long distance to transport around the world-I hope they are exploring growing this fungus in greenhouses as well.

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  2. usandthem Posted 11:04 pm
    06 Nov 2008

    Hmmm,sounds good,butWell,this fungus sounds good,but it is still a hydrocarbon source and footprint.Is this a good thing or just another source for hydrocarbons which is part of the problem with global warming?

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    Biodiversivist Posted 12:54 am
    07 Nov 2008

    It's all about biodiversityPotential discoveries like this lip into oblivion with each extinction.

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