Too much hype here. Dragging plastic sacks full of feces out into our bays and waterways seems like a poor idea to me, but what do I know? I only did my MS thesis in microbiology at Tampa's Howard F. Curren watewater treatment plant.

JP, you would think that PhD would have guaranteed the ability to read. Where in the brief article did it say they were floating stuff in the Bay? It specifically says that the algae is harvested from bags floating in Municipal waste water (sewage treatment plant). No bays or waterways mentioned.

I would like to know the names of the scientists who developed this. The article only mentions the business person who will be making a profit from it. While it is certainly important to put discoveries to practical effect, the news ought to honor the thinkers who originated the concept as well.

Algae is renewable, does not affec the food channel and consumes CO2. To learn about the fast-track commercialization of the algae industry, you may want to check out the National Algae Association. It is the first algae trade association in the US.

This sounds like an important breakthrough and a win no matter how you slice it. Gee JP, is this sour grapes or are you always a pompous ass?

JP and PKD need to learn to read. PKD the lead scientist that developed the process was mentioned in the 2nd sentence of a very short article. JP, offshore does not imply floating in a bay or waterway. It simply means "offshore" as in not on the shore. In this case, not on the edge of the wastewater treatment ponds.

To bad this needs to be studied more, let's start to implement ideas rather than study them to death.