Comments on: The promise and perils of algae-based biofuels http://www.globalchangeblog.com/2009/12/the-promise-and-perils-of-algae-based-biofuels/ Intersection of Nature and Culture Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jayson Anders http://www.globalchangeblog.com/2009/12/the-promise-and-perils-of-algae-based-biofuels/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Jayson Anders Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:10:52 +0000 http://www.globalchangeblog.com/?p=3370#comment-448 There are many people developing open source algae reactors and processing info on the web. Check out algaegeek.com as a great example. http://algaegeek.com There are many people developing open source algae reactors and processing info on the web. Check out algaegeek.com as a great example. http://algaegeek.com

]]> By: Gail http://www.globalchangeblog.com/2009/12/the-promise-and-perils-of-algae-based-biofuels/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Gail Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:12:15 +0000 http://www.globalchangeblog.com/?p=3370#comment-311 Is there anyone testing the safety of emissions from burning algae? See these articles about the phony eco-friendliness of burning ethanol: http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/E85PaperEST0207.pdf http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/december14/ozone-ethanol-health-121409.html just askin'! Is there anyone testing the safety of emissions from burning algae?

See these articles about the phony eco-friendliness of burning ethanol:

http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/E85PaperEST0207.pdf

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/december14/ozone-ethanol-health-121409.html

just askin’!

]]> By: Dr. James Singmaster http://www.globalchangeblog.com/2009/12/the-promise-and-perils-of-algae-based-biofuels/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Dr. James Singmaster Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:22:37 +0000 http://www.globalchangeblog.com/?p=3370#comment-307 to get control of climate change, we have to stop thinking about recycling CO2 in a carbon neutral thinking and get to carbon and energy negative programs. Carbon and energy negative programs can be developed by using pyrolysis on our massive ever-expanding messes of organic wastes and sewage solids, if renewable energy is used, Renewable fuel can be gotten from the 50% of carbon in those wastes that gete expelled as a crude oil like mix from the pyrolysis chamber. The other 50% of the biocarbon gets converted to inert charcoal that can be used asw a soil amendment. All the biofuels programs recycle carbon dioxide without removing any CO2 or heat energy from their overloads already in the biosphere causing all kinds of damage already. The programs for biofuels should be dropped and money doled out to them put into pyrolysis of those messes of already in hand biomass going to WASTE. NO problems with usurping land and water to grow biomass for fuels occur with that biomass. Dr. J. Singmaster to get control of climate change, we have to stop thinking about recycling CO2 in a carbon neutral thinking and get to carbon and energy negative programs. Carbon and energy negative programs can be developed by using pyrolysis on our massive ever-expanding messes of organic wastes and sewage solids, if renewable energy is used, Renewable fuel can be gotten from the 50% of carbon in those wastes that gete expelled as a crude oil like mix from the pyrolysis chamber. The other 50% of the biocarbon gets converted to inert charcoal that can be used asw a soil amendment.
All the biofuels programs recycle carbon dioxide without removing any CO2 or heat energy from their overloads already in the biosphere causing all kinds of damage already. The programs for biofuels should be dropped and money doled out to them put into pyrolysis of those messes of already in hand biomass going to WASTE. NO problems with usurping land and water to grow biomass for fuels occur with that biomass. Dr. J. Singmaster

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