[Flavius]

good luck with keeping all that

[ASOC]

AH yes - miracle fuel saves the world

Magical words from story

“The firm is about to start a new round of financing to scale up the technology. “

Maybe if they promised something do-able - like gold from lead.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It sounds like the alternate fuels crowd been hittin’ da happy smoke again!

[umgud]

20,000 gallons per acre per year? That ain’t much.

[Frantzie]

Someone’s granny is going to power my Yugo.

“It’s people dammit!”

[Islander2]

From the article, “The microorganisms use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol or hydrocarbon fuels (such as diesel or components of gasoline).”

Let’s see...sunshine, plus CARBON DIOXIDE, plus water then will become hydrocarbon fuels. Does Algore know about this, and is this one of those winners in the crap and trade scam.? Just think of all that carbon dioxide that would be gotten rid of. On second thought, does Algore have a piece of the action here?

[Rembrandt]

This is such a great idea that it must be the brainchild of that noted inventor and visionary - Algore! With the potential of this new technology, it will have to turn away private investors; no need to plead for gummint funding.

[count-your-change]

Sounds like a workable system. Just cover an area slightly smaller then the state of Texas with The Modular Bioreactors, (which should only take a few more dollars)to replace just the oil the U.S. imports.

Nooo problem.

[The Wizard]

Exxon-Mobil just dropped 600 million on this....I don’t think you all should be laughing....this is algae oil and it works.

[The Great RJ]

Anyone growing up in farm country ...that part of the nation that people from Massachusetts have no clue about... know that growing anything on an acre of ground is subject to a lot of variables. It can not rain enough or rain too much. A freak hailstorm can wipe out your crop in minutes. Some crops do not grow well in some areas ...the organic oranges at the local food coop in Massachusetts do not come from the fields of Nebraska for a reason. Unless we have global warming there is a possibility of crops freezing in early spring. There are only a limited number of acres available that can produce any crop. Large scale farming that would be needed to produce the fuel needs of our nation would have negative environmental effects. Lastly, every acre of plants grown for fuel is an acre that is not being used to produce food.