[Reeses]

But I’m very suspicious of the notion that the energy content of algae oil is equal to that of crude.

Petroleum comes from saltwater algae, coal from freshwater plants. Algae can grow in the open ocean, does not need land, freshwater, or fertilizer. Algae can be optimized to make diesel, alcohol, or emit hydrogen gas. In addition algae can be used absorb pollution.

The leftists are starting to get worried about this, referring to algae as pond scum and algae researchers as low on the food chain. Unlike ethanol this threatens their dreams of an imposed communist lifestyle.

[jas3]

But I’m very suspicious of the notion that the energy content of algae oil is equal to that of crude.

Petroleum comes from saltwater algae, coal from freshwater plants. Algae can grow in the open ocean, does not need land, freshwater, or fertilizer. Algae can be optimized to make diesel, alcohol, or emit hydrogen gas. In addition algae can be used absorb pollution.

The leftists are starting to get worried about this, referring to algae as pond scum and algae researchers as low on the food chain. Unlike ethanol this threatens their dreams of an imposed communist lifestyle.

Petroleum may come from saltwater algae (or it may not), but regardless, I'm betting it takes a lot longer than one year to get a gallon of crude. Thus I would bet the energy content in a gallon of crude far exceeds the projections of the energy content in a gallon of bioengineered algae oil.

Yeah...the lefties are always worried about consumption of energy. From their perspective all consumption is morally evil. And also, they lose their ability to control others as the price of energy falls over time, despite our species using more and more per capital every year.

God I hate the lefites...

jas3