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Coconut Oil Powers Papua New Guinea

On one island, mini-refineries are turning coconut oil into diesel

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted May 8, 2007 4:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – It's the ultimate in energy independence. On Papua New Guinea's Bougainvillea island, residents are battling expensive and unreliable oil imports by making their own perfumed alternafuel—from local coconuts. The refined coconut oil functions as diesel, residents say, and has already generated inquiries from as... Read full story »

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