From Newsbusters.org: “Leave it to the foreign press to explain one of the major problems with American over-regulation and subsidies. The Financial Times published a series Oct. 22 and 23 examining a subject the U.S. media have largely ignored: the effect ethanol mandates and subsidies have had on the ethanol market, investors, and food prices. Here’s a hint: the effects are not good.”
From NPR’s Marketplace: “Algae have to be able to grow at least five times more productively than they currently do. Maybe that’s why even the keynoter at today’s [Algal Biomass] Summit hasn’t invested in pond scum yet. But Vinod Khosla’s assistant tells us the famed venture capitalist “keeps looking.”
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SCIPIO | Oct 28, 2008 | Reply
Vinod Khosla is looking for a company that fulfills all 9 of the requirements for continuous algae oil production. His people were at the wrong Conference. Oops!