alternative energy

"Algae Farming In The Face Of The Oil Price Situation - Still a Viable Alternative Fuel Source?" By: Angeleique van Engelen
on January 21, 2009

Summary of blog: This article is about a project that uses algae to clean the air of CO2 and other pollutants. The algae grows very quickly and can be made into a liquid fuel eventually aswell. The algae may also be a way to "get ride" carbon dioxide by allowing it to be buried underground.

I think this idea of an alternative fuel is very creative. It has multiple aspects that could be benificial such as having a place to store pollutants and provide an alternative fuel. Nevertheless it is thought to be quite expensive, much more than regualar oil is now. Ranging between 18-30 dollars PER gallon compared to the 2 dollars that it is now with oil. It is also untested so is could be subjected to harming the envirment just aswell. The competition for an alternative energy source will be to the consumers advantage. I would personally benifit from this project in the sense that the atmosphere may get cleaned up but i would never be able to afford it. This article is not that reliable because it it a very new subject and has not been tested anywhere. More research needs to be conducted on it or in different areas than one.

http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2009/01/21/algae-farming-in-the-face-of-the-oil-price-situation/