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Forbes by Robert Langreth | Dec. 1, 2008 (Special Report)
Designer biofuels looked great at $140 oil. How about $65?

The limitations of corn-derived ethanol have sent biotech researchers scrambling to devise new biofuels from agricultural waste, algae and other sources that are cheaper, more abundant and don't compete with the food supply. Ethanol producers used 23% of our corn crop last year to make 5% of our car fuel supply. Says gene hunter turned biofuel researcher Craig Venter: "We can't have fuels competing with food. It is already a semidisaster, and it is only ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Dec 1, 2008 - 9:19 AM PST
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