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Teenage girl creates sustainable, renewable algae biofuel under her bed
2013-03-19 19:55:10| Extremetech
In what is essentially a fancy science fair sponsored by Intel, over 1,700 high school seniors enter projects each year in order to not only be crowned the country's maddest scientists, but a chance to win $100,000. This year, Sara Volz claimed that crown and a $100,000 four year scholarship, thanks to her efficient algae-based biofuel lab -- that she created under her bed.
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Florida rescuers struggle to save manatees hit by deadly algae
2013-03-14 06:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Virginia Edmonds, standing in shallow water, used her legs to slowly nudge an ailing young manatee to one side of a treatment pool. A half dozen other female members of a manatee rehabilitation team hovered close by - one with a syringe - waiting for the signal. "OK!" Edmonds called, as the others jumped in and threw a mat over the manatee to try and hold it still. The 545-pound (247-kg) mammal bucked, thrashed, rolled and tossed the women off before he could get his antibiotic injection; just...
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Is the future of biofuels in algae? Exxon Mobil says it's possible.
2013-03-13 23:51:27| Chemicals - Topix.net
An Exxon Mobil logo seen at a Dallas gas station. Exxon says the technology just isn't there yet for algae-based fuels yet, though it had originally predicted it was only a decade away from producing these fuels, Alic writes.
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Algae Cultivation Technologies Begin to Bloom
2013-03-12 15:39:53| Chemical Processing
U.S. and European efforts aim to bolster role as feedstock
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Rising Cocoa Bean Prices Find An Unlikely Hero In Algae
2013-03-04 19:25:47| Agriculture - Topix.net
Not all is well in the world of chocolate. For large manufacturers of confectionery brands, the industry is beginning to see a divergent trend between supply and demand of a primary input found in cocoa beans.
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