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Cooking up a smoky solution

Texan mesquite could offer cheap biofuel resource.

The mesquite tree is perhaps best known for its ability to lend that smoky flavour to an old-fashioned southern barbecue. But Texan researchers are now hoping that it might also help to relieve the dependence of the United States on fossil fuels.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on August 13, 2007 06:09 PM |

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This brings to mind a dusky evening years ago. Hacking at a mesquite bush with a small hatchet, visible sparks were produced. One might suspect this plant to consist of silicon as much as carbon. If fuel is more
desired than clearing, a hedge topping type harvest might be better.

Posted by: Greg Weisbrod | August 13, 2007 06:32 PM

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