Green Options » alternate energy http://greenoptions.com/tag/alternate-energy Posts tagged 'alternate energy' Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wastelands to Bio-Diesel Farms: An Indian State’s Answer to Diesel Fuel Shortage http://ecoworldly.com/2008/08/20/wastelands-to-bio-diesel-farms-an-indian-states-answer-to-diesel-fuel-shortage/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/08/20/wastelands-to-bio-diesel-farms-an-indian-states-answer-to-diesel-fuel-shortage/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:11:13 +0000 Govind Singh http://ecoworldly.com/2008/08/20/wastelands-to-bio-diesel-farms-an-indian-states-answer-to-diesel-fuel-shortage/ Plant wonder Jatropha

Worried and uncertain about meeting its energy requirements in the near future, the Indian agricultural state of Uttar Pradesh is now taking to bio-fueling itself! The state government has just released a plan to turn wastelands throughout the state into bio-diesel farms by cultivating Jatropha on over 40 per cent of the total wasteland. Also, and contrary to the state policies so far, the wasteland will not be taken over by the government and instead farmers will be allotted land and will be provided with necessary technical assistance to facilitate a good crop.

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