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Going All Green Algae

This is some good news people. First, a light-hearted joke based on my findings. What does a professional racecar driver and a professional surfer have in common? Besides the obvious being these are both solo sports with perks like sponsorship pay and groupies, both also bravely seek the thrill of the ride for a swell time (not punny?), neither mind hot environmental conditions, both get paid to play for a living, and both can pee their pants (or wet-suit) whenever they want to.  Image By Dénes EmÅ‘ke (Isle of Wight, England) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons. It’s absurd to think the answer to the world's clean energy crisis and secret sauce for “going green” can be found in green algae- sometimes we humans make matters far more complicated than they need to be-take fracking for example.  It has been known by top ranking government offices and somewhat in the general public that bio-fuels have been successfully produced and are nearing ...