Algae Fuels Are Too Darn Expensive

On its green, slimey face, algae would seem like an ideal alt-fuel source. As well as a burgeoning business opportunity, which the Los Angeles Times reports on today. San Diego is setting itself up as algae central, the national hub of algae cultivation and biofuel research and development.

Unlike other types of renewable alt-fuel sources, like corn and switchgrass, algae can be cultivated in harsh, even toxic environments that aren

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