FORT MYERS, Fla. — What some see as the biofuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles. But in just a few years, they will be tall, leafy trees ...

Although summer is often wet in Kona, you might want to start thinking about the dry times ahead while planting some flowering plants in your summer. Consider a few jatropha varieties that are ...

My friend in Rangoon is a busy man. He manages a couple of companies in Burma’s commercial capital, helps raise his children and regularly makes merit at a Buddhist temple. He also spends time tending ...

Call it the jatropha bubble. When word got out several years ago about the promise of a small subtropical tree called jatropha, it became a biofuel sensation. Advocates claimed the fruit tree was ...

People thought the hardy Jatropha tree was the answer to the food vs. fuel debate, until it wasn't. Financial hard times and a misunderstanding... From Congress to The Colbert Report, people are ...

KAVANGO, Namibia (AlertNet) - If it were up to Floris Smith, he would yank out all 8,600 jatropha trees on Shadi Kongoro irrigation scheme. "We started with 14,000 trees in 2005," he said. "Now almost ...

Question. Rose bushes in our yard are tall, with few leaves and blooms. When should I do the trimming and how much? Answer. Just about a week away, mid-February is considered the best time to perform ...

What is the tree that the tropical butterflies flock to? It’s the spicy jatropha (Jatropha integerrima). This small, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed tree has smooth, gray-tan bark with dark-green 3- to ...

The advantage of using jatropha curcas to create biodiesel fuel is that the plant can grow almost anywhere. As a result, land that can be used for growing productive crops that feed people doesn't ...

MALEGAON, India (Reuters) - The glow from burning jatropha seed torches has often saved Maruti Chindu from treading on snakes, but now he carefully nurtures them for a use that he never imagined ...

People thought the hardy Jatropha tree was the answer to the food vs. fuel debate, until it wasn't. Financial hard times and a misunderstanding... How A Biofuel Dream Called Jatropha Came Crashing ...