Is the mess in the Gulf a way to create large Algae farms?

Ok in the submarine thread something was brought up that seemed important. Since it has somewhat been burried so I thought I would bring it up for people's thoughts. If you follow the money this is interesting:

Is the mess in the Gulf a way to create large Algae farms?

[link to www.chron.com]

When Paul Woods looks at the Texas Gulf Coast, with its heavy industry, large tracts of flat land and muddy salt water, he thinks two words: algae farms.

[link to island-adv.com]

Total Recap of the whole process with links

[link to www.biofuelsdigest.com]

Guess who is investing

[link to www.sapphireenergy.com]

BP exec leaves in June to go to algae

[link to scientificregio.wordpress.com]

Money from the govn't and another BP exec.

Allen, and venture capitalist and bio-tech executive David E. Shaw.
“This may well be the year that all roads lead to algae,” says Jason Pyle, CEO of Sapphire Energy. “We started the year with $104 million in new federal funding,

Last Edited by sdisme on 07/05/2010 02:49 PM