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Originally Posted by natureguy
Can someone please offer light on process of creating energy from algae? I heard algae is to be burnt to get their shells opened up to get oil? Donno if its true but it would be immensely pathetic thing to do.
Kill micro organisms to get electricity/energy.
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Originally Posted by rc white
What next? now we have the society for the prevention of cruelty to algae.
I suppose cruelty to Iraqis is preferable in his eyes?
rcw
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Originally Posted by natureguy
This has been the biggest problem with the human beings, we think that right to live peaceful life is only given to. We can do whatever we want with other organisms. We have been killing animals, fishes logging trees and doing all sorts of stuff but where are we today?
Whatever the so called progress has given is creating more problems which are much more complex than any in history.
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This is not really about the "morality" of using plants and animals for various purposes, but genuine issues related to energy crisis, etc. The point is that regardless of the "cruelty to algae" it is still a preferable source of biomass for energy, than other materials such as food crops.
Also, algae are (simple, non-flowering) green plants (such as seaweed), I don't think they have "shells"...