Green Leaf Report

 I learned about a new plant today: the inedible jatropha plant that grows in scrubland and generates 30 - 40% of its seed-weight in oil.  BP is partnering up with a biofuel company, D1 Oils, to produce this plant in Africa, thus helping struggling economies while lessening the global reliance on non-renewable fuel sources.  BP is such a master of publicity; for all their Texas City deaths, leaky pipelines in Alaska and other problems, I still hope they manage to pull this off and help create a better future.