Category Archives: Sustainability

Jatropha-based Biodiesel – Worth Avoiding For Now

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

“It does grow on marginal land, but if you use marginal land you’ll get marginal yields,”
Jatropha has been hailed as some sort of wonder crop that produces bountiful oil on lands that are unusable for agriculture or living.  Yet we … Continue reading →

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Bumpy road of biofuel industry leads Cofco to gates of tiny farms

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

Bumpy road of biofuel industry leads Cofco to gates of tiny farms

It was exciting to be mentioned in this article by Kandy Wong in the South China Morning Post (and sorry it is a locked site).
The premise of the article … Continue reading →

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California “Green Index” Report released – Only Energy Can be Green?

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

I know I’ve been negligent in my China-Canada relationship posts – or any posts at all, but I received a copy of the California Green Innovation Index report from a colleague today, and after looking at it, I thought – … Continue reading →

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