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The ASPO Australia web site has a transcript of an address given on 04 Mar 08 to the Brisbane Institute by the Honourable Andrew McNamara, Queensland Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation. In his presentation entitled “Highway of Diamonds” the Minister talks about sustainability in terms of climate change, peak oil and population density.

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The ASPO Australia web site has a transcript of an address given on 04 Mar 08 to the Brisbane Institute by the Honourable Andrew McNamara, Queensland Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation. In his presentation entitled “Highway of Diamonds” the Minister talks about sustainability in terms of climate change, peak oil and population density.

Popularity: 69% [?]

Shell and Virent have been collaborating for a year on technology that can convert plant sugars directly into petrol and petrol blend components, rather than ethanol. This biogasoline matches petroleum gasoline in functionality and performance.

Popularity: 70% [?]

Shell and Virent have been collaborating for a year on technology that can convert plant sugars directly into petrol and petrol blend components, rather than ethanol. This biogasoline matches petroleum gasoline in functionality and performance.

A decision-support tool developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been designed to help ensure that countries can enter the rapidly growing field of bioenergy industry to produce benefits for the poor without jeopardizing their food security.

Popularity: 65% [?]

A decision-support tool developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been designed to help ensure that countries can enter the rapidly growing field of bioenergy industry to produce benefits for the poor without jeopardizing their food security.

Jatoil's first shareholder newsletter indicates they are making progress with their plans to become a major jatropha oil producer. They've bought a controlling interest in an Indonesian company who is already planting jatropha, are setting up a joint venture in Vietnam and the price of crude jatropha oil is looking positive.

Great news for Greenfleet. They’ve become the first not-for-profit carbon offset provider to be approved by the Australian Government as Greenhouse Friendly™.

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