“This Island Earth” what a great line, but I believe, just like Algea Oil, this is the future.
Our company is in the business of alternative fuels and I can tell you that commercial production of fuel from algae isn't the future. Just because something can be accomplished in the lab doesn't mean it will ever be commercial. There are huge problems with commercializing the process of fuels from algae and it is unlikely they can be solved; at least in the next 50 to 100 years.
The government acts stupidly or with malice; you pick. The carbon dioxide/global warming/energy shortage is a complete scam designed to control populations and launch the One World Government.
Oh, and by the way. All the Government money being poured into cellulosic processes to fuel is also a scam. The Germans had large commercial plants turning wood waste into ethanol as far back as the 1890s. Back then they could produce 50 gallons of ethanol per ton of biomass. Guess what? We are now up to about 60 tons. Like algae, the cellulosic to fuels processes are too expensive and will likely never be commercial except in extreme circumstances where the cost of acquiring and transporting the biomass is less than free.
“This Island Earth”
I believe the power source was called an “Interositter.” (Phonetic spelling; sorry)