Biofuels
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GM microbe breakthrough paves way for large-scale seaweed farming for biofuels
19 Jan 2012:Scientists have created a genetically engineered microbe that turns the algae into low-carbon biofuel, but must make the technique commercially viable
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Interactive: Biofuels from algae may be the next big thing - but how does it work?
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3 Jun 2012: Many on Canvey Island opposed further installations in the 70s, but for some Coryton has been a source of inspiration -
18 May 2012: Letters: Private rural investment has encouraged land grabs, production of food and bioufuels for exports, as well as exploitation of workers
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18 May 2012:
Fascination of Plants Day is a chance to celebrate plant scientists working to feed the world, improve health and develop sustainable energy supplies
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16 May 2012: Ben Caldecott: We need something that can deliver emission reductions from existing fleets of planes – and the solution already exists
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18 Apr 2012:
Arthur Neslen: The EU's climate goal is the world's most ambitious, but how much of it is based on false accounting?
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22 Mar 2012:
Obama says algae biofuel could be part of the solution to the US's energy woes – but critics say it's as far-fetched as Gingrich's moon base idea
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16 Mar 2012:
Damian Carrington: The airline is set to turn millions of tonnes of household garbage into jet fuel, but can the aviation industry solve its emissions problem?
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15 Mar 2012:
Damian Carrington: The US navy's aggressive plan to replace a third of its huge fuel use with biofuels has now seen the unmanned aircraft, as well as ships and supersonic aircraft, trial the fuels
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14 Mar 2012:
Damian Carrington: Stung by criticism for turning food into fuel, the industry is looking to new sources of biofuel, from household waste to algae
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6 Mar 2012:
Damian Carrington: Turning the ultimate renewable resource into biofuel under the sunny skies of Spain is to be tested at commercial scale
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27 Jan 2012:
Damian Carrington: There are good biofuels and bad biofuels and the worst are as filthy as the foulest fossil fuels. But the good biofuels are essential to tackling climate change
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22 Jan 2012:
By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science's answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab
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19 Jan 2012:
Scientists have created a genetically engineered microbe that turns the algae into low-carbon biofuel, but must make the technique commercially viable
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13 Jan 2012:
Substituting the biofuel for bunker fuel may bring about a revolution in the world's shipping fleets
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10 Jan 2012:
Damian Carrington: For the first time in a decade, the vast biofuel industry has stalled. But with crude prices still high, charting a course towards biofuels that do more good than harm is more vital than ever
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