Community of Interest Between Solar Updraft Group and Jatropha Group at PickensPlan

Introduction to PickensPlan Jatropha Group:

Hello Jatropha Group!

Thanks, Sterling, for creating this group, which came to my attention after I joined the Solar Updraft Group and received a friend request from Pat Jack, who belongs to both groups.

I operate www.LibertyIsGreen.com which has a beta forum I'm readying for launch that you can view at www.LibertyIsGreen.com/index.php. I also operate the domain www.JatrophaWorks.com which presently points to the "old" biofuels page on LibertyIsGreen but will eventually point to the biodiesel board in the LibertyIsGreen.com forum (specifically, here - http://libertyisgreen.com/index.php?board=7.0) and ultimately will exist as its own forum. If any among this group want to help me admin the biodiesel board at LibertyIsGreen or any other boards or forums in any of my "communities of mentoring communities" as I like to refer to them (see list at AlgorithmWorks ) please message me here at PickensPlan or through any of my communities.

Jatropha Action Items:

- Encourage subject matter experts (Ag School people, botanists, etc.) to work on solutions to toxicity issues, increase yield, etc. (Huge respect for what Ag experts do.)

- Work with the Solar Tower Updraft group on cultivation of Jatropha in the ecosystems created by this technology, which uses greenhouse-like tent structures to capture solar energy. See this video: http://libertyisgreen.com/index.php?topic=55.0

If you produce or are aware of any Jatropha vids of interest please bring them to my attention or post the embed code.

Thanks,

Rick

P.S. I intend to post this on my blog here at PickensPlan, for greater visibility.