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jatropha stories: 2 news summaries

 Jumbo Jet Flies on Veggie Oil 

Boeing 747 powered by biofuel

Dec 31, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - A Boeing 747 powered by a mixture of aviation fuel and vegetable oil flew on a two-hour test flight which is being hailed as a technological and ecological milestone. The Air New Zealand passenger jet was powered in part by oil from the jatropha plant, reports the BBC. More »

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ethanol • biofuel • Virgin Atlantic • Air New Zealand • Boeing 747 • coconuts • babassu nuts • jatropha • vegetable oil • International Air Transport Association

ANALYSIS

India's Effort to Boost Biofuel Encounters Growing Pains

Country aims to feed boom with hardier crops, though it's a tough sell

Sep 22, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just months after India’s finance minister called converting food crops to biofuels “a crime against humanity,” the government has launched a program that aims to get 20% of India’s diesel from plants by 2017, relying heavily on hardy plants that won’t keep rob needed land.... More »

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India • biofuel • fossil fuel • biodiesel • alternative fuels • oil crisis • jatropha • pongamia pinnata

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