April 27, 2012

Hold the Oil, Pass the Algae

William Tucker, American Spectator


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Still waiting to hear President Obama's plans for the new "green" economy? Well, it arrived yesterday in the form of the "National Bioeconomy Blueprint," released with great fanfare by the White House. It's all there -- the Age of Fossil Fuels is on its way out, the Age of Biofuels has begun.

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TAGGED: ethanol, oil, fossil fuels, oil industry, biofuels, Algae

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