March 28, 2007

YOU JUST KNOW FOLKS WILL EVENTUALLY BE FARMING KUDZU:

Deadly Nut Tapped as Biofuel Source (Thanaporn Promyamyai, 3/28/07, AFP)

On a large tract of land in Thailand's dusty northeast, Suwit Yotongyot hopes to make a fortune on jatropha, a plant with a poisonous nut that might hold the key to the nation's energy troubles.

The flowering bush has long been used as live fencing in dry regions around the world.

But it's the deadly black nuts that have caught the attention of scientists who say that it could help produce biodiesel and ease Thailand's reliance on imported oil.
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The nuts are more than 30 percent oil, which burns with a clear flame, producing a fraction of the emissions of traditional diesel. As a bonus, the oil can be used in simple diesel engines without refining, just by mixing it with fuel.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 28, 2007 5:22 PM
Comments

Deadly Nut Tapped as Biofuel Source

Ahmadinejad?

Posted by: at March 28, 2007 8:38 PM

Kudzu: The plant that ate the South.

Posted by: Bill at March 28, 2007 10:01 PM
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