The world’s getting ready for winter. And with families doing their bit to keep warm, it is about time for cleaning up those old fireplaces. Or buying new ones depending on the budget.For those who tire of cumbersome and messy fireplaces and soot, there is some news.
Ever thought your fireplace would hang on the wall [...]

The international economic crisis could harm relations between Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the country’s social movements that expect him to carry out land reform. Organizations like the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) and the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), linked to the Catholic Church, allege that much of the resources in [...]

Contrary to popular thought, biofuels are not new scientific and technological innovations. They were around since the discovery of the automobile. Henry Ford’s Model Ts were planned to run on ethanol. This was as early as the beginning of the 20th century. The first diesel engines were said to be fueled on peanut oil.
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Don’t fret too much about those pesky bacteria that spoil your food and can send you to the hospital on a 50-50 chance of survival. Escherichia coli bacteria or E. coli can now be modified to synthesize biofuel. Lo and behold! True to bacteria’s reputation to multiply exponentially at a very rapid rate, E. coli [...]

In a announce released a few days ago, Syngenta told it is developing a new way to really improve the cost efficiency of sugar cane planting in Brazil. In the release, “Syngenta´s innovation would reduce planting costs per hectare by some 15%, driven by a novel approach to grow sugar cane from smaller cane segments [...]