Soylent Green Is Made of ____?

It's both Rotary and writer's group, so I don't have much time to post. But as you may recall, I've been following various attempts to make fuel oil from micro-organisms. It seems to be a very elegant long-term solution to energy independence and greenhouse gas emissions. Well, thanks to Toby Buckell, I offer you cheap algae fuel. Cheap as in "under $2 a gallon" cheap!

The company, Algae Ventures, claims to have developed a cheap way to get the algae and water separated, using basically an oversized laundry wringer. Another company, Bionavitas, has a solution to fixing another algae problem. Basically, algae grows on the surface of a pond, and blocks the light to deeper parts of the pond. Their solution? Stick what appear to be clear plastic rods into the pond, which funnel sunlight to lower depths.

Now, the next time somebody tells you "green fuels" is a crock, have them see me.