Booshoot Founder & CEO Jackie Heinricher Honored as Visionary Entrepreneur by Martha Stewart

October 8th, 2009

Bamboo Technology Company Founder Wins “Dreamers Into Doers” Contest; Recognition Includes $10,000 and an Appearance on ‘The Martha Stewart Show’

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Agriculture Holds the Key to Solving Global Warming

October 8th, 2009

Agriculture, so often cited as a factor in global decline could become a big part of the solution, according to a recent report.

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Can American Farmers Make Bamboo the Next Big Cash Crop?

October 8th, 2009

New planting techniques may lead to millions of new acres of bamboo shoots in the American South.

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Forest Loss Catastrophic for Wild Bamboo

October 8th, 2009

A 2004 United Nations study estimates that as many as half of the world’s 1200 woody bamboo species may be in danger of extinction as a result of massive forest destruction.

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World’s Dirtiest Coastal Ecosystem: Mississippi River

October 8th, 2009

Run-off from unsustainable farming practices cited as the cause.

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Bamboo: An Overlooked Biomass Resource?

October 8th, 2009

Although non-fuel applications of bamboo biomass may be actually more profitable than energy recovery, says a 2000 study, there may also be potential for co-production of bioenergy together with other bamboo processing.

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Growing Bamboo in Alabama

October 8th, 2009

Successful experiments for growing bamboo in Alabama, including giant timber bamboo, were conducted between 1933 and 1968 by Auburn University, with detailed information on species and yield.

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Georgia Engineer Answers Top Biofuels Questions

October 8th, 2009

Promising fuel crops include algae, bamboo and kenaf.

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