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Jatropha tree could be a biodiesel boon for Florida farmers, UF researcher says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growing plants for fuel might be an engine-revving idea for some South Florida farmers who feel their crops have stalled, a University of Florida researcher says.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Wednesday, August 29, 2007.

Arsenic imports for lumber plunge; UF Center sets sights on disposal

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a success story so far – but the end has yet to be written.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Environment on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

Largest butterfly in Western Hemisphere needs help to avoid extinction, UF experts say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Homerus swallowtail is the Western Hemisphere’s largest butterfly, but University of Florida researchers say its numbers are so small that conservation and captive breeding efforts are needed to save the insect, found only in two parts of Jamaica.

Filed under Research, Environment on Thursday, August 9, 2007.