Re: Are Biofuels the Answer?

Thanks, ctyankee. I agree that not all the kinks have been worked out of producing biodiesel from algae using saltwater. I was merely citing it as a promising alternative to corn ethanol.

The main point that I was trying to make is that all new technologies can be developed well or developed poorly. Saying that biofuels (or solar, or any other green technologies) are "good" or "bad" without looking at the details of how they are produced and utilized doesn't make sense to me (and I'm sure not to you either). Unfortunately, that's what governments and the media tend to do: paint everything in black and white. It's important for all of us to become well educated so that we can have a clear idea of what possibilities the future holds.

Best of luck to you on your solar-thermal-electric project. It's great to see someone with so much enthusiasm about helping the planet!