Obama is on to something... algae...

It's too bad Obama is a liberal and they would never do it, but this would all make the perfect SNL spoof. First off, he gets laughs like Jerry Seinfeld as he dispatches the Republican idea of increasing domestic drilling.. haha.. ohh..ho-ho... woohoo hoo... that's funny! Those crazy dang Republicans think the problem of oil supply can be fixed by drilling! But then... the kicker is, Obama tells us that we have a bold new future in the land of machines fueled by pond scum. This is how we get gas prices down! We invest trillions and trillions of dollars into algae-based fuels!!! The skit ends with men in white uniforms coming with a straight-jacket to carry Obama away, as he continues to reel off ever-more insane idiocy.

SF's new-found crush on Obama is embarrassing. Get a room!
 
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The future.....

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Dixie said:
It's too bad Obama is a liberal and they would never do it, but this would all make the perfect SNL spoof. First off, he gets laughs like Jerry Seinfeld as he dispatches the Republican idea of increasing domestic drilling.. haha.. ohh..ho-ho... woohoo hoo... that's funny! Those crazy dang Republicans think the problem of oil supply can be fixed by drilling! But then... the kicker is, Obama tells us that we have a bold new future in the land of machines fueled by pond scum. This is how we get gas prices down! We invest trillions and trillions of dollars into algae-based fuels!!! The skit ends with men in white uniforms coming with a straight-jacket to carry Obama away, as he continues to reel off ever-more insane idiocy.

SF's new-found crush on Obama is embarrassing. Get a room!
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You truly are a moron ditzie... that is not how you get gas prices down. That is how you get FOOD prices down. You fucking retard.
 
General Chamberlain said:
When it comes to Energy - here is Obama having Zero Credibility. In fact, the single stupidest thing he has done:

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/19/world/la-fg-canada-pipeline-20120220
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I'm not sure I understand the relevance of the linked article. Canada was going to build that pipeline anyway and whether the tar sands oil goes to China or the US doesn't really matter so long as it gets to market we (and every other purchaser of oil) benefits regardless of who purchases it. Yes, I suppose it would have been nice for the Canadians to send the tar sands oil to refineries in the US to produce refined products for export, but it wouldn't really impact the US energy market all that much.
 
Superfreak said:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/vi...algae_policy_i_think_hes_on_to_something.html

Unfortunately for Krauthammer, his mocking of Obama is quite f'in retarded.

While algae is by no means the be all end all replacement for oil, it most certainly is a replacement for grain based biofuel.

I have mentioned this particular firm in the past and have personally visited a couple of their sites (they are here in CO... this was started by professors and students at CSU). But take a look at http://www.solixbiofuels.com/ . The Air Force already is using algae based biofuel. When I went to CSU to see their alt energy research department with the Chamber in 2008, the DoD was there in force to also see what the fuss was about. Since then they have ramped up algae based biofuel use (still very minimal, but increasing).

What Krauthammer (after his 'research') mocks about its ability to grow anywhere is actually one of the biggest proponents (the other being that the production process uses far less water than grain based). Algae CAN be grown anywhere. Have a barren piece of land? Can't be used for crops, animals or development. It can be used for algae production. Obviously if it is in the middle of nowhere, transportation of the end product is an issue, so in the middle of nowhere sites would have to be large enough to make it economically viable.

The other benefit is the lack of waste product. The waste product is a high carb food source for livestock (which further decreases the use of grain etc... to feed livestock).

While Krauthammer is correct to knock Obama for lack of drilling etc.. in the US for nat gas and oil, he is mocking algae based on nothing more (or so it appears) than a dislike of Obama. Just as our own ditzie mocks Obama for a corporate tax rate reduction. It is pathetic. The non-stop partisan bullshit has to stop. Both sides have good ideas. Both have bad ones. Neither is all evil or all good.

end of rant.
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I once read somewhere about Utah State University also looking into something like this. Fantastic idea if it works.
 
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