miscanthus Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:02:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Biofuel-Producing Grasses Could Replace Corn In The Next Decade, Illinois Researchers Say https://www.greenoptimistic.com/grass-biofuel-miscanthus-switchgrass-20101104/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/grass-biofuel-miscanthus-switchgrass-20101104/#respond Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:02:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11632 Biofuel from corn has already been blamed for the lack of food in poorly developed countries, because it shares precious land that could have otherwise been used to grow food crops.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/grass-biofuel-miscanthus-switchgrass-20101104/feed/ 0 11632 Miscanthus: The Biofuel Crop Than Can Sequester Carbon… Naturally https://www.greenoptimistic.com/miscanthus-carbon-dioxide-sequester-20101027/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/miscanthus-carbon-dioxide-sequester-20101027/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11458 An analysis performed by Christer Jansson from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and his colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed that a grass called miscanthus could constitute the perfect solution for capturing carbon dioxide and sequestering it into the soil.

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