Case of Indonesia Palm Oil for Biofuels.<br><br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6320285.stm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6320285.stm
</a><br><br>Sarath<br>New Delhi, India<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/1/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrew Crane-Droesch
</b> <<a href="mailto:andrew.crane-droesch@undp.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">andrew.crane-droesch@undp.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">While skepticism about many biofuels is quite well
founded, there are notable examples where biofuel systems avoid the problems
cited in that article. I'm thinking specifically about <em>Jatropha
curcas</em>, which is an oilseed shrub that can grow in arid climates and
degraded soils. It provides erosion control, has medicinal value, and can
be grown in areas where it will not compete with food crops. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">However, it has mostly been worked with in the
context of rural sustainable development, less so at the scale to which it would
be relevant to urban transport. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Besides, a congested city in which the cars are
running on biofuel is not much more desirable than a congested city in which the
cars are running on fossil fuel. And it could perhaps be worse, given that
different types of biodiesel can emit significantly greater quantities of
NOx.</font></div>
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