http://www.metafilter.com/tags/pond_scum Posts tagged with 'pond_scum' at MetaFilter. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:04:40 -0800 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:04:40 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/70932/Biocrude <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/27/15-algae-startups-bringing-pond-scum-to-fuel-tanks/">Pond scum saves the planet?</a> <em>In the beginning, there were algae, but there was no oil. Then, from algae came oil. Now, the algae are still there, but oil is fast depleting. In future, there will be no oil, but there will still be algae. </em><a href="http://www.oilgae.com/">^</a> <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/15/oilgae-the-next-biofuel-from-algae/#more-9436">Power your ride</a> with pond scum. In some <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_8479963?nclick_check=1">iterations</a> you don't even need l<a href="http://www.oilgae.com/blog/">ight</a>. (we have talked about this <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/56579/Note-to-self-Invest-in-Algae">before</a> and the fact that CO2 powers the algae production is not insignificant) More <a href="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/biodiesel_from_algae.pdf">details here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.70932 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:04:40 -0800 algae biofuel ecology energy environment oil pond_scum power caddis