Children more sensitive to jatropha poisoning: study
Indian Express
An armed forces study has shown that children are susceptible to jatropha poisoning if they ingest the seeds of the plant. Specialists from the Department ...



Reuters

Endeavor Shuttle Launch
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They will deliver new scientific experiments on the Jatropha Curcus plant and will see if it can be used for commercial purposes. ...
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NASA Takes Jatropha for a Ride Into Outer Space on Space Shuttle Endeavour
Earthtimes (press release)
Jatropha-Based Biofuel Experiencing Meteoric Rise; Market Leader Carbon Credited Farming Helps Navigate the Way. London (PRWEB) February 8, 2010 -- UK-based ...

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HeatingOil.com (blog)

Toyota to Invest in Jatropha-Based Biofuel
HeatingOil.com (blog)
Toyota is entering the business of turning the oil in jatropha pods into biodiesel. (image: jatrophagreenoilinvestment.com) Toyota Tsusho Corporation, ...



Bright future for biodiesel in Indonesia
Jakarta Post
One example of such a crop is Jatropha, which has been studied extensively by the Indonesian Center for Estate Crops Research and Development. ...

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Center For American Progress

On the Road to Better Biofuels
Center For American Progress
A field of jatropha plants that is a source of biofuel. The trees cost $6 to $7 each, can be grown 400 to an acre, and produce more than two gallons of oil ...

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Hartford Courant

Independent Biodiesel Research Earns Student Youth Innovation Award
Hartford Courant
"It came from this plant Jatropha curcas and it was used as a great hair stimulant." Neeharika thought the oil might be used as a clean alternative to ...



Business Daily Africa

Jatropha farmers walk on slippery ground
Business Daily Africa
The jatropha plant: Farmers who abandoned the traditional crops for the oil crop are losing hope about getting the promised “ready market. ...



Auto123

Daimler : Jatropha plant opens up new prospects
Auto123
Daimler AG has started a new project for the cultivation of the biodiesel raw material jatropha in the south of India. The company is supporting several ...

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Global energy companies get serious about biofuels
UKPRwire (press release)
... as well as crops which do not place the same pressure on food production, such as the so-called 'wonder plant' Jatropha, a high-yielding resilient crop ...


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