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Old 24-01-2008, 12:33 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default sewer waste to bio-fuel

George.com wrote:
Interesting pod cast about renewable energy forms, especially algae
grown on sewerage waste converted to bio-diesel.

http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/ntn/ntn..._fuels-048.mp3


My first thought was that this is probably a lot of crap.

But then I see some algae have fat contents that may be worth harvesting
for biodiesel:

http://www.oilgae.com/algae/oil/yield/yield.html

US agribusiness better get to work and make sure tariffs are legislated
to keep out cheap fuel so they can continue to hose us by diverting
human and animal food into petrol

Frank