Tom Whipple points out in his article titled: The Peak Oil Crisis: The Perfect Storm, that we shouldn’t feel confident with this month’s low oil prices… in the Philippines alone, the price of gasoline has gone down a full peso within the span of just a week…
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Fresh news that South Korea issued a government mandate which states that 0.5% of diesel fuels will be blended with biodiesel and in two years the figure will be increased to 5%…
Now I know why there were some Korean businessmen last year in Mindanao promoting the planting of Jatropha (giving some free seeds away infact)… from what I’ve heard however, is that they were just planning to buy the seeds and not set up a processing plant…
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The Philippine Army is taking the initiative in the propagation of Jatropha Curcas for biodiesel by planting it in some vacant land that they own…
Target areas for planting are:
1. 45,000-hectare Kibaritan complex located in Barangay Malinao, Kalilangan, Bukidnon;
2. 2,000-hectare Mayapay complex near Butuan City
3. 35-hectare in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.
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