About: [The Project] [The ApocaDocs] [Equal Share]

The Six Scenarios: [Species Collapse] [Infectious Disease] [Climate Chaos] [Resource Depletion] [Biology Breach] [Recovery]

Explore:

Play: It's weekly, funny, and free!

---

SEARCH More than 5,600 stories! A great gift for crisis deniers! Humoring the Horror of the Converging Emergencies 94 color pages $24.99 now $15! Or read FREE online! Twitter Ping this story in social media: del.icio.us Digg Newsvine NowPublic Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

Posted Sun Sep 28 2008: from Associated Press: Scientists think algae may be the fuel of the future http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1222621622 Borculo, Netherlands -- Set amid cornfields and cow pastures in eastern Holland is a shallow pool that is rapidly turning green with algae, harvested for animal feed, skin treatments, biodegradable plastics -- and with increasing interest, biofuel... Experts say it will be years, maybe a decade, before this simplest of all plants efficiently can be processed for fuel. But when that day comes, it could go a long way toward easing the world's energy needs and responding to global warming. [Read more stories about: alternative energy, low-energy future] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

The ApocaDocs say: Plus the word "algae" is rich in vowels. NEXT> More stories: Nurseries replenishing B.C.'s forests wither on the vine Sun's Power Hits New Low, May Endanger Earth? (Scientists think algae may be the fuel of the future) Deaths soar from hospital superbugs Arctic Saw Fastest August Sea Ice Retreat On Record, NASA Data Show Want to explore more? Try the PaniCloud!

Copyright 2010 The Apocadocs.com