This nugget of info came from Ace of Spades. Two days ago the Prez suggested we initiate a program replacing pond scum(algae) for oil. He said,"we should give it a try". With this kind of thinking I'm going to eat more Wheaties to gain back the virility I had when I was fifteen.
In his [Obama's] defense, a reasonably scientific study did claim just that: National Microalgae Biofuel Production Potential and Resource Demand, by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
However, there are a few little problems with it, which PNNL themselves pointed out:
•It would take acreage equivalent to the area of South Carolina to generate that much oil
•It takes 350 gallons of water for every one gallon of oil you produce
•Meeting that water requirement would take 25% of our irrigation capacity
•It takes even more water than that unless you use lakefront and oceanfront real estate
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