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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 20 > More than pond scum

More than pond scum

Interest in algae as oil grows, and a California region profits

By Tiffany Hsu / The Bulletin
September 20, 2009

To many, algae is just a nuisance to swimmers and a frustration to boaters. But to a growing community of scientists and investors in Southern California, there is oil locked in all that slimy stuff, and several dozen companies are racing to try to figure how best to unleash it and produce an....

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