[Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae

[James Hansen]

No kidding.  I was just in a big alternative fuels/ hybrid vehicles/
hydrogen debate today at a store.
It's amazing how under-informed the public are.  They were all shocked when
I had the audacity to speak out against hydrogen as a fuel.
I'm not sure I got my point across, when they still insisted it is far
better and we just need time to develop some better more efficient way to
produce hydrogen.
I never realized just how little the general public knows about how fuel is
made.  THere needs ot be an AWFUL lot of public education in this avenue.
Efficiecy losses in energy production are one big thing nobody seems to
understand.  One guy was referring to a hydrogen generator that came out in
fall that can generate hydrogen on demand to run a motor.   I guess I'm just
naively sceptical, but perpetual motion just can't happen in my little
world.
-James

-James

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Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:12 AM
To: Andrew Buc
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Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae


Andrew:

Thanks for that.  IMHO, this is the kind of intelligent use of biotech that
will shape the future of alternative fuels.  It makes me feel so good to see
ANYONE not running around like a chicken with their freakin' head cut off
looking for some dumba$$ hybrid or fuel cell junk.

You may find this one interesting as well:
http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html

Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Buc <AndrewBuc at staxman.net>
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:03 am
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Biodiesel from algae

> Saw this on Yahoogroups Audi-VW-diesels:
>
> Here's an interesting article about a techology that uses algae to
> remove CO2 and NOx from flue gases in coal-burning power plants,
> and
> produces biodiesel as a byproduct:
>
> http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0111/p01s03-sten.html
>
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