Archive | December, 2008

Chemically Green: A Year in Review

By on December 31, 2008 in Top Posts

As 2008 comes to an end, Chemically Green would like to thank everyone who has helped this blog grow and become an influential green blog. Here are some of our favorite posts from this year, followed by some major goals being set for CG to meet in 2009.   Our Top Kudzu Posts Kudzu Plant [...]

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Jatropha Biodiesel Only Getting Hotter

By on December 30, 2008 in Jatropha Biodiesel

There have been more recent developments for Jatropha Curcas oil being used as a biodiesel fuel as more and more  interest is being generated for this plant. New Test Date for Jatropha Biodiesel by Air New Zealand. December 30th is the new test date for Air New Zealand test flight using Jatropha Curcas as a [...]

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Gonna Bailout Party Like It’s 1999

By on December 24, 2008 in Financial Crisis

Well, what’s next with the government bailout that was going to save our bacon? Let’s face it, the housing mess started in 1999 and was really escalated during 2005-2008, and look where it has gotten the U.S. taxpayer as of today. Check out this article from 1999 [yes, that's 1999]: Fannie Mae Eases Credit to [...]

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Lend Me Some Sugar, I’m an Addict!

By on December 18, 2008 in sugar addiction

An interesting article on sugar and its addictive nature was just released from Princeton University and the evidence is startling. Is sugar as addictive as cocaine?  The answer is a resounding yes, based on recent released data on sugar and addiction. It all starts with Corn. The processing of corn yields high fructose corn syrup, [...]

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I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas

By on December 16, 2008 in kudzunol

For those readers who did not see the National NBC Nightly New with Brian Willams on Monday night, there was an interview with Doug Mizell from Agro*Gas Industries LLC about making kudzunol, ethanol from kudzu. I have worked with Doug since early last summer and have posted about Kudzunol and did a video interview with [...]

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? Nope, Myanmar.

By on December 16, 2008 in Jatropha Biodiesel

Will a Small Nut Save the World? Picture Credit: C Mulvany I remember meeting with a research scientist last summer who’s background was biofuels and engineering. We talked about various feed stocks for biodiesel and when the topic came to Jatropha Curcas, he surprised me with the following statement: “Jatropha won’t make it because it [...]

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China – New Kid in the U.S. Housing Grab Party

By on December 11, 2008 in Financial Crisis

Chinese Investor Groups Hunting for Low Priced Housing in the U.S. In a recent Chemically Green post on American foreclosed housing gaining a lot of interest in foreign investors, (mainly from the oil rich countries), now a new group of investors are coming to America to buy up our foreclosed housing. China is the newest [...]

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America and China and India, Oh My!

By on December 8, 2008 in Financial Crisis

India’s Auto Expo, Picture Credit: Swapan22sadar’s photostream The economic consensus has been that China and India could withstand an economic slowdown in America because of their booming economies. China and India have been depending on America for their economies to keep running strong. Gee, do you think that as Americans’ hunger for goods from these [...]

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California Dreamin’…of Clean Air

By on December 4, 2008 in California Air Quality

More People Dying in California from Polluted Air than Killed in Automobile Accidents! Air Pollution in Southern California, Picture Credit: Infinite Wilderness The state of California struggles with the economic slowdown and is looking for billions of dollars in the current bailout by the government as poor air quality continues to stagnate the so called [...]

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