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LA Times profiles San Diego algae bloom – $16 million in new payroll from algae-related jobs

In California, the LA Times published an extensive feature on the explosion of algal fuel research in San Diego, concluding that “the firms and organizations conducting algae research employ nearly 300 people with more than $16 million in payroll and bring $33 million annually into the local economy.”
San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders added “It’s a [...]

September 17, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Algae is green gold, but “San Diego soda” too?

In California, the Voice of Sandiego profiled the rise of the algae-based industry – “green gold, San Diego soda” in the extreme south of the state, based around efforts at General Atomics, SAIC, the Scripps Institute and the University of San Diego. San Diego is home to two of the Digest’s “50 Hottest Companies in [...]

January 02, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0