Food vs Fuel problem - solution on the way?

A british company believes that new technology based around a detritus-loving bug that is in almost every compost heap will help solve the bio-fuel versus food production problem. This would be a real breakthrough...

Zimbabweans Use Text and Web 2.0 to Weather Crisis

" With the crisis in Zimbabwe going from worse to worse, there are still effective ways to help people there get food and survive.The beep-beep of a received text on a mobile phone is now becoming a much-needed...

Jatropha: Bio-ethanol From Sturdy and Once-Unwanted Indian Plant

With awareness of global warming at an all-time high – and governments seeking real-world solutions to solve this enormous problem – bioethanol fuel has risen up the agenda as a replacement for conventional...

RALLY UK: Hybrid rally car goes bio-ethanol.

"A pioneering project in green motorsport has taken another step forward after the Oaktec Honda Insight Hybrid rally car used E85 bio-ethanol fuel for the first time.  The car, which has support from Motorsport Development UK through the Energy Efficient Motorsport...

UK's first bioethanol pump opens

"The supermarket chain Morrisons is to open the first E85 pump in the UK, delivering a mixture of 85% bioethanol and 15% petrol."

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