USA Today profiles state of algae jet fuel development

USA Today ran a sweeping review of the state of algae-to-jet fuel development, commenting that the goal of government, environmentalists and industry is to “replace a significant portion of the 19 billion gallons of kerosene that U.S. carriers burn in their planes each year and to do it by the end of the next decade. The review includes commentary from Biofuels Digest columnist Will Thurmond.

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