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  Oil from Algae

  Another site that provides inputs on biodiesel from algae is Oilgae.com - http://www.oilgae.com - Oil from Algae!

  Hope this helps

  VicOn Just because General Motors calls it green doesn't mean it is. posted 3 years, 5 months ago 8 Responses

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  Castor Oil

  I do think that the author of the article tries to dismiss biodiesel with a small set of arguments which perhaps are not well-researched...it is indeed true that everything is not well with biodiesel, but most of the issues with biodiesel are solvable...including the deforestation and destruction of biodiversity being mentioned in the article...for instance, the latest experiments on producing biodiesel from algae have been reasonably successful, though not yet on a commercial scale...if ideas like these succeed, many of the issues (including possibly its cost & price) will get taken care of...

  Just some thoughts

  Castor Oil @ http://www.castoroil.in On Biodiversivist posted 3 years, 5 months ago 24 Responses

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  How much more don't we know?

  This article raises an interesting question as to how much more don't we know about new animal species? I'm positive that there are quite a few land areas that simply have not been touched by human beings yet, not to mention the depths of the oceans...

  As technology develops for more such explorations, those whose jobs are to figure out new names for the new species will be having a lot of work - and fun

  Ec, Plant Oils A-ZOn New carnivore species may become next extinction sob story posted 3 years, 6 months ago 6 Responses

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  The Pecking Order

  Guess the feedstock pecking order for biodiesel & ethanol are as follows:

  Biodiesel, the best feedstock appear to be algae (assuming the damn process works that is), jatropja and allied waste crops, palm oil, coconut, rapeseed, and all the rest...soy is simply politically sponsored feedstock (guess America is big in corn)

  For ethanol, I think sugarcane is probably the best feedstock, and corn possibly the worst

  Just some thoughts

  If you folks have time, see also The Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia for some more info on all these

  Narsi, BPOOn What's the most energy-efficient crop source for ethanol? posted 3 years, 6 months ago 5 Responses