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Algae Biofuel

ALGAE SPECIES NORMALLY FILL FISH TANKS, BUT WHAT ABOUT A BIODIESEL GAS TANK?  A TINY ORGANISM IS CONVERTED TO CLEAN BIO-FUEL AND REVS OUR ENGINES FOR THIS ENVIRONMINUTE.

PLANTS HAVE FATS, STARCHES AND PROTEINS THAT CAN BE TURNED INTO TRANSPORTATION FUEL. THE ADVANTAGE OF ALGAE IS HOW QUICKLY IT GROWS, YIELDING A POTENTIAL TWENTY-THOUSAND GALLONS OF FUEL A YEAR PER ACRE.

CARY BULLOCK, PRESIDENT AND C-E-O OF GREENFUEL SAYS BIOFUEL FROM ALGAE COULD ONE DAY HELP REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS.  IT’S PRODUCTION WOULD ALSO HELP COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING AS THE ALGAE CAPTURES CARBON DIOXIDE DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

IN ADDITION, ALGAE DOES NOT COMPETE WITH FOOD CROPS AND CAN BE GROWN ANYWHERE, WHICH CUTS TRANSPORT COSTS WHILE LEAVING DELICATE ECOSYSTEMS IN PEACE. SO IF BULLOCK AND OTHER ENERGY ENTREPRENEURS ARE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC OF THE POSSIBILITIES, ALGAE MAY HAVE US ALL SEEING GREEN.

To read more about this and other environmental health issues, go to: www.environmentalhealthnews.org, www.ourstolenfuture.org, or www.healthandenvironment.org