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[...] most haven't moved out of the lab. Algae can even suck carbon dioxide from industrial emissions pumped directly into their ponds, while plants have to absorb it from the air. The Department of Energy plans to devote $50 million of its stimulus funding to an "algal biofiiels consortium" aimed at bringing together public sector labs like Sandia with private companies.
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Scum Artists
When Adam Freeman graduated last December from Kennesaw State University in Georgia with a degree in biochemistry, he wanted to work in only one field: pond scum. Freeman had read that entrepreneurs were squeezing out fuel from the green muck known as algae, and he wanted to be one of them. So he set out on an algae road trip. With a list of more than 40 companies to visit...
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