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Saving The World One Bionic Leaf At A Time

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The “bionic leaf” is a small man-made solar collector that takes sunlight and water and turns it into any of a variety of usable fuels or fertilizers.

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Cleantech: Still The Next Big Thing For American Venture Capitalists?

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Is so-called cleantech (alternative energy and related sectors) still the next big thing for American venture capitalists?

Corn being unloaded from a truck will begin the process of converting to ethanol at the Lincoln Energy Plant in Iowa. Credit: Todd Post.

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What’s wrong with ethanol?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer biodiesel, Environmental Working Group, ethanol, fuel, fuels, George W. Bush, renewable, Renewable Fuels Standard, Union of Concerned Scientists

Dear EarthTalk: I thought that putting ethanol in our gas tanks was going help fight climate change, but lately I’ve heard reports to the contrary. Can you enlighten? — Bill B., Hershey, PA Ethanol and similar “biofuels” made from corn and other crops seem like a good idea given their potential for reducing our carbon outputs […]