With all the questions regarding what we’ll be able to do to get ourselves some renewable energy that will allow us to get away from our dependence on oil and the subsequent devastation to the environment in which we all live, it is rather encouraging to think that we may have the answer in that little growth known as algae.

According to organicconsumers.org,  “Algae are among the fastest growing plants in the world, and about 50 percent of their weight is oil. That lipid oil can be used to make biodiesel for cars, trucks, and airplanes. Most people know algae as “pond scum.” And until recently, most energy research and development projects used ponds to grow it” and this is all very promising information!