Algae Biofuel

(Groningen, Netherlands) Here's an idea that appears to make a lot more sense than using corn for fuel. According to Biology Professor Hein de Baar of the University of Groningen, algae produce ten times the volume of fuel that corn does and it can be carbon neutral.

"Algae need CO2 to grow, you could call it 'algae food'. So an intensive algae nursery would require large quantities of CO2. So you need to keep adding CO2, which would be no problem at all if you were to hook up your nursery to a power plant.

Just imagine, the plant's smoke stack emits CO2, which is captured and injected into large containers with algae situated next to the plant. The algae, which will start to grow very fast, can then serve as fuel for the power plant, thus creating a closed circle without any emission of CO2."

Boy, it sure sounds like a common sense approach. Nevertheless, I expect the Greenies will reject it because it doesn't follow their political playbook.