Algae Oil

Algae Oil

It is a known fact that mankind suffers from the ostrich syndrome. We have the innate tendency to stick our heads in the sand and pretend if we don't see it or acknowledge it, it doesn't really exist, and therefore won't hurt us. Hard fact is that the longer we stick our heads in the sand in regards to the fuel shortage, the more it will hurt us and future generations. The starts and stops that have procured in the last couple of decades with research programs designed to find a replacement for the world's fossil fuel use have been abundant. One such program involved the possibility of using algae as an oil replacement. The U.S. Government abandoned its research into algae based fuel in 1996 because they didn't feel they could reasonably compete with the price of petroleum. But with the price of oil fluctuating dramatically, and the worry over world food supply competition from the production of ethanol, the interest in algae oil production is once again coming to the forefront. And with algae oil being homegrown and plentiful, will it be the world's future? We don't know, but the need for a fossil fuel replacement is glaringly apparent and the cost for not finding and implementing a replacement is eminently disastrous.

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