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EarthTalk: Progress in Biofuels Development

Earth Talk June 19, 2013

EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How far along are we at developing algae-based and other higher yield sources of biofuels? — Jason McCabe, Tullahoma, TN A few years ago biofuels were all the rage. Environmental advocates to national security […]Read More

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EarthTalk: Climate Change and Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

Earth Talk May 15, 2013

EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What’s the prognosis for Hawaii’s coral reefs in the face of global warming, invasive algae and other environmental threats? — Bill Weston, San Francisco, CA Despite sweeping protections put in place near the end of […]Read More

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OriginOil Announces Breakthrough Algal Oil Extraction Process

Andrew Burger April 20, 2009

Algae-to-biofuels pioneer OriginOil announced a breakthrough process that extracts and separates a biofuel oil from the algae that produce it and the watery medium in which they grow. Read More

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Algae Biofuels – The Hype, the Hope, the Promise

Thomas Schueneman March 26, 2009

A review of the proceeding of the pre-conference briefing of the Algae Biofuel World Summit in San FranciscoRead More

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What is “Global Weirding”?

Angelique van Engelen March 24, 2009

Global Weirding means not only temperature rise, but the rate if change, causes ecosystems to collapse.Read More

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Algae Farming In The Face Of The Oil Price Situation

Angelique van Engelen January 21, 2009

Algae farming is a relatively safe bet in the current financial climate. Algae, a sludge colored illuminatingly lime to moss green, has going for it that it can be made anywhere –even in desert climates- and that it can be relatively swiftly adopted. A big negative is that the price of producing one gallon worth […]Read More

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Coal Industry Conference Looks Into Algae To Reduce Carbon Emissions

Angelique van Engelen August 21, 2008

Algae holds promise for removing carbon emissions and supplying a source for biofuels. Read More