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Jatropha: The Alternative Plant For Renewable Energy

jalthropaUntil I wrote a story about China growing Jatropha in mass quantities earlier this year, I'd never heard of the plant. Now, it seems that wherever I turn someone's got Jatropha ambitions. It's gotten so bad that I feel compelled to ditch tomatoes, scrap the pumpkins, and grow some nuts. (No editor comments allowed)

What's Jatropha you ask? Up until recently, it's simply been a plant that's useful for live fencing and evil intentions:

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