How Algal Biofuels Lost a Decade in the Race to Replace Oil

How Algal Biofuels Lost a Decade in the Race to Replace Oil

Here's a good article from Wired. I've long been opposed to biofuels with the exception of algae (see earlier post for proof). Let's keep our fingers crossed that algal biofuels get going and become economically viable. The great thing about algae is that you can grow just about anywhere and the lipids (i.e. fatty oil) are so much denser than virtually any other organic organism.


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Take Back the Land

Max Rameau is a very well spoken young man tackling some core issues of ethics and priorities within our society. He formed Take Back the Land, a grassroots activist organization, in 2006. The main goal of Take Back the Land is to allow otherwise homeless families the opportunities to feed and house themselves while they save money to move into longer-term housing by illegally occupying foreclosed, unsalable homes. PBS recently documented this groups journey. It's a very eye-opening piece. You can watch the video at the following website.

Take Back the Land

Teaching Entrepreneurship

Here's an interesting video lecture on teaching entrepreneurship. Tina Seelig is the speaker. Tina is the Executive Director of Stanford's Technology Ventures Program and she's the author of several books, including the one featured to the right. She's a little bubbly for my taste, but I like the fact that she started with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and has transitioned herself into entrepreneurial education--I think the two fields are very related.

The Art of Teaching Entrepreneurship

More Cheap Housing

Here is another link to a cheap home designed for the very poor. This one is part of a Paraguay project, and it is constructed with leftover loofah fiber. What is loofah you say? It's a fruit from which those hearty bath scrubs are made. Ingenious ideas at work.

Loofah House

Cheap Housing

Moving people from shanties into better housing is a challenge facing many countries. I'm often thinking about how to approach this challenge without wiping out what little remaining natural habitat there is. Here is a great little house made from recycled paper. Supposedly it doesn't collapse in the rain like a cardboard box.

Paper House