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BP prepares output of new biofuels - algae diesel and butanol - starting in 2010
green.autoblog.com - 11/5/2009
BP prepares output of new biofuels - algae diesel and butanol - starting in 2010
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BP could become the first major energy company to start commercial scale production of cellulosic ethanol in 2010 if all goes according to plan. BP has been partnering with Verenium Corporation to commercialize the latter company's process for breaking down cellulose into sugars. Verenium ...
reuters.com - 11/5/2009
BP eyes output of new biofuels from next year
— reuters.com — PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Oil major BP ( BP.L ) may start commercial production of new... types of biofuels from next year, the head of the group's biofuels division said on Tuesday. BP could launch commercial production of grass-based ethanol in the ... (more) BP eyes output of new biofuels from next year

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— seekingalpha.com — $2.5 Trillion - That s the size of the global oil scam. It s a number so... large that, to put it in perspective, we will now begin measuring the damage done to the global economy in "Madoff Units" ($50Bn rip-offs). That s right - $2.5Tn is 50 TIMES the ... (more) Seeking Alpha

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Geologists Vote that Peak Oil is a Concern
— theoildrum.com — This year's Petroleum Geology Conference in London included the following item on the agenda : Peak Oil:... Advancing the topical debate over the timing of peak oil & gas The aim of the Geological Society's Peak Oil evening meeting is to further ... (more) Geologists Vote that Peak Oil is a Concern

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