THE MIRACLE BEAN - JATROPHA TOO
AN ANCIENT PERENNIAL PLANT OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR TRUE SUSTAINABLE BIO-FUEL. Running Time: 4:30 minutes Jatropha curcas is a tough, drought-resistant plant that can grow in some of the harshest conditions on the planet, and sometimes not even requiring dirt, only the cracks in a rock. It has been used for centuries as hedge-fences for livestock in Central and South America, as animals (and humans) know not to eat the poisonous shrub. But as it turns out, the Jatropha plant and its potent and plentiful bean promises to be the future of sustainable bio-fuel. It doesnt compete with food crops in the global economy, and it requires a single planting that yields decades of harvestable energy. New Eye Television presents an original short documentary featuring a social farming organization employing green technologies they apply to a variety of Jatropha farming methods, producing bio-fuel at remarkably low operating costs, while maintaining environmental sensitivity. Growing and using Jatropha does not affect the price of food stock, such as corn, grain, and sugar, all of which are currently being used for bio-diesel production to fuel vehicles, competing with the use of those crops for food and driving up prices on both sides. Under the right conditions, Jatropha plants can live up to 45 years, their seeds can contain up to 46% oil which can be used to produce cheap bio-fuel, and perhaps most importantly doesnt compete for consumption in the world food markets. Another use for ...
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