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Armed with Algae

Click here to view this article in our digital reader The US Navy has embarked on an ambitious plan to deploy a fleet of warships powered by alternative fuels by 2016, deemed the ‘Great Green Fleet.’ The initiative has been … Continue reading

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VBI researchers unlock marine algae genome

In Virginia, researchers at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have assembled the draft genome of a marine algae sequence to aid scientists across the US in a project that aims to discover the best algae species for producing biodiesel fuel.  Further analysis … Continue reading

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Algae Is Not Endive: The Future of Biofuels in the United States

he plant world has a curious way of providing fodder for Republicans in the midst of important elections in the United States. In 1988, the party cast the Democrat’s presidential candidate, Michael Dukakis, as an elitist for suggesting that strapped … Continue reading

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Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals Leadership Week preview

Vilsack, Clark, New, Melo, Wolfson, Gruber, Schilling among the headliners as 120 C-level executives and more than 500 delegates converge on DC for Leadership Week. What exactly goes on at a major biofuels summit – what happens on and off … Continue reading

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Are We STILL Knocking Algae? (Video)

Newt Gingrich and Mittens have been banging on a while with mockery over the President Obama’s support for algae as a biofuel. That’s the development underway largely by big oil, and supported by the government, among a range of alternative … Continue reading

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Gingrich still hung up on algae

About three weeks ago, congressional Republicans decided to launch a big push, mocking President Obama for supporting biofuels — and referencing algae — as part of a larger focus on renewable energy. Once reporters noticed that GOP officials agreed with … Continue reading

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President Algae? Obama not green enough, say environmentalists

Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama blocked construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a gift to environmentalists. Newt Gingrich calls Obama “President Algae” for supporting research on biofuels. And Rick Santorum says Obama’s environmental views constitute a “phony … Continue reading

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Gingrich: Obama supports Saudi drilling — but not American drilling

Carpentersville, IIl. – Newt Gingrich has made it abundantly clear he enjoys getting a rise out of the White House, and seeing the president take the bait on gas prices, the candidate quickly seized the opportunity to respond. President Obama … Continue reading

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Newt Gingrich basks in the spotlight Obama shined on him

To Newt Gingrich’s profound joy, the White House has continued to tangle with him over his promise to bring gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon, giving a sort of shout-out to his struggling campaign and a little weight to … Continue reading

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Newt Responds to President: Let Obama Be the Saudi Oil and …

-By Warner Todd Huston Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich appeared at Otto Engineering in Carpentersville, Illinois this afternoon and had a few choice words for Barack Obama. Newt told the president than he can be the fantasy algae guy and … Continue reading

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