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Biotech for food, fuel

September 18, 2008, 2:03pm PDT | Length: 00:03:35
At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., J. Craig Venter says going from food to fuel--corn to ethanol--is taking resources in the wrong direction. He discusses oil palm and the jatropha genome as future fuel possibilities, and talks about algae as a way to convert carbon back into a useful chemical.
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  • Bottled Water
    Interesting that this talk (while very good) was given at the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference and there is a bottle of water sitting on the podium. You would think the organizers/speakers would be a little "greener" than that given the impacts of bottled water.
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    thomas@...
    25th Sep 2008
  • RE: Biotech for food, fuel
    The leftovers after making ethanol are sent to feedstock manufacturers to produce a high-protein feed for cattle and hogs. So using corn is not a "food or fuel" proposition. However, it should only be used as an interim measure until other better solutions are viable.
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    reziol
    10th Oct 2008

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