Universities and electric companies in Missouri, USA are making plans to use CO2 from a high polluting coal power plant to grow algae which can be used to make biodiesel, ethanol and livestock feed, according to this article in Forbes.com. The process will reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions while providing an alternative fuel source.

“Researchers at Lincoln University in Jefferson City already have been growing algae in labs while others at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla have been experimenting with extracting biofuels from it.

Their agreement signed Friday with Central Electric and its affiliate, Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., will put their experiment to a real-world test.”

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