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Researchers Pooh-Pooh Algae-Based Biofuel 238

Julie188 writes "Researchers from the University of Virginia have found that current algae biofuel production methods consume more energy, have higher greenhouse gas emissions and use more water than other biofuel sources, such as switchgrass, canola and corn. The researchers suggest these problems can be overcome by situating algae production ponds behind wastewater treatment facilities to capture phosphorous and nitrogen — essential algae nutrients that otherwise need to come from petroleum."

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I like the concept but the interface needs to change. Have the change in size of the posting and having an irregular number of items just make the page hard to read.

I would either make the heading just like the normal article headlines or somehow segregate them on the page.

Now how do I turn this off?

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