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Old 11-16-2012, 08:49 AM
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Why Your Next Set of Tires May be Made from Weeds



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When it comes to the auto industry, oil isn’t the only thing imported from foreign countries and subject to supply issues and price spikes. The same is true of the rubber in your car’s tires, though a solution could lie in a simple, resilient weed that grows freely across the American southwest.
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Old 11-16-2012, 12:00 PM
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I'm glad to see companies experimenting with stuff.

I ran across this the other day too:
Goodyear Corporate | Newsroom | News Releases | Goodyear Discovers Soybean Oil Can Reduce Use of Petroleum in Tires
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