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Last Thursday ABO conduced the first in a series of live webinars that are designed to showcase the people, policies and technologies that are moving the algae industry forward. This preliminary webinar focused on the interplay of saline water availability and commercial algae production for biofuels and other products. Presenting on the topic were: Mary …

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Iowa may soon be joining Arizona and Ohio in passing state legislation that supports the algae industry. On Tuesday a bill to give algae producers the same property tax treatment as other agriculture industries passed unanimously in the state’s Senate. The bill will help put algae on a level-playing field with other technologies and feedstocks. …

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One short piece of legislation recently introduced in Washington, DC as the potential to unleash a new wave of investment in renewable energy technologies. The bill, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (MLPPA), introduced by  Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers would allow clean energy companies to organize as a Master Limited Partnership …

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It has become an all too familiar comment that American students are falling behind the rest of the world in math and science.  But as we highlighted back in March, young scholars from across the country are showing the promise that the next generation of scientists hold.  President Obama highlighted Sara Volz at the White …

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