Algae far superior to corn and soy biofuel

The most exciting developments may come from algae: a single acre can produce 15,000 gallons of biodiesel, vastly trumping soy (50 gallons per acre) and even the very promising Carribean plant jatropha (also called psychic nut, and capable of producing 200 gallons per acre). Companies are also starting to create closed-loop systems in which animal manure or landfill gas is used to run the plants.

Six months ago, investors piled into biofuels stocks as if facing the next dot-com boom, creating an artificial price spike. But now, corn prices are rising because of demand and more meager harvests are forecast. Share prices have fallen and public offerings have been postponed.

The point is the powers that be, corn and soy, are fighting very hard with Exxon for those government subsidies. Ever hear of ADM - supermarket to the world? On the other hand, algae has no lobby aside from a few granola munchingh academics who university programs are underwritten by agribusiness. Folks, we're on the right path but we've got a long way to go. Do we have the time? Is the political will there? After all, the Kyoto protocol was voted down 93-0 in the Senate. Not even a single Democrat voted for lower our emission per Kyoto. That's the inconvenient truth. However, hundreds of major Amercian cities have voted to abide by Kyoto. Has your city?