From the Christian Science Monitor:

Fed a generous helping of CO2-laden emissions, courtesy of the power plant’s exhaust stack, the algae grow quickly even in the wan rays of a New England sun. The cleansed exhaust bubbles skyward, but with 40 percent less CO2 (a larger cut than the Kyoto treaty mandates) and another bonus: 86 percent less nitrous oxide.

The article mentions that the algea produces 15,000 gallons of biodiesel per acre, compared with the measly 60 gallons produced by soybeans and corn (which, BTW, are lousy sources of biodiesel – sugarcane and sugarbeets are much better, but of course, the agriculture lobby isn’t interested in those).

How ‘bout that? Not only does it make things cleaner, it makes things that make things cleaner, and preliminary results (they are in field testing right now) shows that it does it all cheaper than oil. Therefore, it has absolutely no chance of taking off in the USA.

Hmm. Maybe we are cynical, after all.