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Company may build facility for algae biofuel in Las Cruces

Full story: Las Cruces Sun-News

The word "algae" might cause you to wrinkle your nose as you picture a green mass floating on a pond but these organisms may one day be used to fuel your vehicle.

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Paul - Balaich

Aurora, IL

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GREAT! American injunuity & know how at work. Contact your congressional representatives and request they add their full support on behalf of this new energy support.

Al Goresaliar

Brighton, MI

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Takes a LOT of energy to dry and process the algae.

Doesn't pass the Liberal idea of NOT using fuels that "ultimately produce more greenhouse gas emissions than would traditional petroleum"

Allen

United States

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This proves that necessity is truly the mother of invention. I can't wait until Big Oil begins to feel the pain from technology they would have you believe can't be done.

GreenMining

Las Cruces, NM

Missouri University is working on a way to grow algae in abandoned mines. Great concept. I have been really impressed by what they delve into.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm...

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