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Company touting a green alternative to oil – literally

A San Diego company said Wednesday that it can turn algae into oil, producing a green-colored crude that yields ultra-clean versions of gasoline and diesel without the downsides of current biofuels production.

The year-old company, called Sapphire Energy, uses algae, sunlight, carbon dioxide and....

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