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America’s
Next
Super Fuel?
Pond scum used to have a bad rap. Not anymore.
By John P. Abbott
I
n most cases, a sewage plant isn’t the kind of place you’d show off to
potential investors, eminent scientists or grant makers with open
checkbooks.
But the Laguna Treatment Plant in southwest Santa Rosa is attracting
the attention of eco-advocates around the country. It’s demonstrating
algae’s potential to “polish” wastewater, turn pollutants into resource-
rich methane, and—perhaps in the near future—produce biodiesel that
could fuel our cars, buses and trucks.