Despite the lack of adequate funding, the public parks in Malaysia are pretty well maintained. (Hint, hint: Any corporate sponsors willing to donate money to the parks? In return, we can give you acknowledgement and publicity... I'm looking forward to having a Goldman Sachs Park, JP Morgan Park, Rockerfeller Park, Rothschild Park, or Sanofi-Pasteur Park here in Malaysia 8). Here are some improvements that I can think of:
- We have plentiful of sunlight, which makes our lakes very green with plentiful of algae. Why not harvest these algae to be used as natural fertilizer, and to be decomposed to generate methane for fuel and electricity, or even converted to gasoline and ethanol directly?
- The soil in the parks are mostly sandy and poor in nutrients. And yet, when we cut the grass, and clear the leave droppings, we throw them all away! What a waste!!!! It takes the plants a lot of time and effort, and sunlight, water, and the air (nitrogen, carbon dioxide) to create rich plant matter, and yet we throw them all away!!! Why not mix them with the soil to make them richer, or to have a simple composting facility (a few big bins would suffice) to create natural fertilizer from the plant waste???
- Why not grow vegetables, edible herbs, and fruits in these parks also? And to put in edible fish, prawns, mussels, and water vegetables into the lakes. Not only will we have something nice to see, we will also have something to eat then too. It also helps to preserve genetic diversity, as the parks will hold natural pools of these life-saving crops and life for the citizens to benefit from then. It might be a good idea to have some wild chickens, ducks and possibly cows roaming around naturally too.
How To Algae Power:
- "An Algae Bioreactor from Recycled Water Bottles", http://www.instructables.com/id/An_Algae_Bioreactor_from_Recycled_Water_Bottles/
Algae:
- "Major Freshwater Groups", http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/algae.html
- "Who ate all the algae?", http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13361464
- "Decoded algae could aid biofuel, climate work", http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/09/MNLU1702P7.DTL
Algae Pollution - Part 1:
- "Poisonous algae bloom threatens giant Chinese lake", http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jMLXW0kRmOJrS3amChojGBTME-Fg
- "At the beach, algae blooms threaten health", http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2008-07-28-beaches-redtide_N.htm
- "All Washed Up: Lake Michigan's Algae Challenge", http://seagrant.wisc.edu/waterquality/default.aspx?tabid=1429
- "Algae Bloom Prompts DSHS to Close 3 Bays to Shellfish Harvesting, Issue Recall", http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/shellfish03_08.html
- "Algae bloom turns Olympic sailing waters green in China", http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5itU9uJpKbBv_AQsXW_WPbBIK36zQ
Algae Pollution - Part 2:
- "Killer Algae", http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/killeralgae.shtml
Algae Control:
- "Algae Control with Barley Straw", http://ohioline.osu.edu/a-fact/0012.html
Algae Power - Part 1:
- “Wikipedia Entry”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel
- “Pond-Powered Biofuels: Turning Algae into America's New Energy”, http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4213775.html
- "Simplexity Health Algae Harvesting", http://www.simplexityhealth.com/scienceharvesting.html
- "Algae: 'The ultimate in renewable energy'", http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html
- "First Algae Biodiesel Plant Goes Online: April 1, 2008", http://gas2.org/2008/03/29/first-algae-biodiesel-plant-goes-online-april-1-2008/
- "Algae Farm to Produce 4.4 Million Gallons of Experimental Jet Fuel", http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/04/algae-farm-to-p/
Algae Power - Part 2:
- "Algae Fuel Making", http://www.algaefuelmaking.com/
- "Go green: Algae could be next hot biofuel", http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/57207.html
- "GREEN POWER FROM ALGAE?", http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/30/1871113.aspx
- "Start-up says it's turning algae into gasoline", http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9954638-54.html
- "Biofuel from Canal Algae to Power Venice by 2011", http://ecoworldly.com/2009/03/27/algae-a-new-fuel-for-the-venice-seaport/
- "Making Algae Biodiesel at Home Book", http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/making-algae-biodiesel.html
- "Up on the roof, algae appetites may transform waste into energy", http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2004/algae.html
- "How Algae Biodiesel Works", http://science.howstuffworks.com/algae-biodiesel.htm
Algae Power - Part 3:
- "OriginOil & Sapphire Moving Closer to Commercializing Algae Fuels", http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/04/originoil-sapphire-moving-closer-to-commercializing-algae-fuels
- "OriginOil Makes Breakthrough in Algae-to-Oil", http://www.redherring.com/Home/26041
- "Mutant Algae Is Hydrogen Factory", http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70273
- "Can algae save the world - again?", http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5196HB20090210
- "Genetically modified algae could be efficient producers of hydrogen and biofuels", http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/19438/
- "Race to algae-based biodiesel heats up", http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9933355-54.html
- "Will algae beat its competitors to become the king source of biofuels?", http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/will-algae-beat-its-competitors-to-become-the-king-source-of-biofuels/237
Algae Power - Part 4:
- "Cultivating Algaefor Liquid Fuel Production", http://www.oakhavenpc.org/cultivating_algae.htm
- "Biocrude? Algae-to-oil project aims to deliver", http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15250836/
- "The Only Biofuel that Can Take on Oil ", http://www.greenchipstocks.com/articles/investing-algae-biofuel/253
- "Algae - like a breath mint for smokestacks", http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0111/p01s03-sten.html
- "First flight of algae-fuelled jet", http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7817849.stm
- "Boeing Throws its Weight Behind Algae", http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/06/aviation-gets-b/
- "Algal slurry could soon be powering your car", http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/01/algal-slurry-could-soon-be-pow.html
Algae Power - Part 5:
- "UK announces world's largest algal biofuel project", http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/23/biofuels-energy
- "Better Than Corn? Algae Set to Beat Out Other Biofuel Feedstocks", http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5391
- "Iowa Approves $2 Million for Algae Fuel Project", http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2009/04/11/iowa-approves-2-million-for-algae-fuel-project.html
- "Marine algae project launches with €6m in funding", http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2240003/marine-algae-project-launches
- "Algae Could 'Supply Entire World with Aviation Fuel'", http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,618859,00.html
- "Powerful Ideas: Wringing Oil from Algae", http://www.livescience.com/environment/090406-pf-algae-fuel.html
Algae Power - Part 6:
- "NASA Envisions "Clean Energy" From Algae Grown in Waste Water", http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/features/2009/clean_energy_042209.html
- "Algae Biodiesel: It's $33 a Gallon", http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/algae-biodiesel-its-33-a-gallon-5652.html
- "Algae could yield 30 times more biofuel than soybeans, while cleaning the environment", http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0815-algae.html
- "Primafuel, Converting Algae to Green Gasoline", http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/cars-transportation/primafuel-algae-green-gasoline-460209
- "In bloom: growing algae for biofuel", http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7661975.stm
- "Solazyme Hopes to Mass-Produce Algae Biodiesel in Three Years", http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/20/solazyme-hopes-to-mass-produce-algae-biodiesel-in-three-years/
- "Genetically manipulating algae for fuel", http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/genetically-manipulating-algae-for-fuel
Algae Power - Part 7:
- "Iowa sees promise in algae-to-biodiesel project", http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080410/BUSINESS/87217014/1007/business
- "Algae as biofuel", http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/article693641.ece
- "As Green As It Gets: Algae Biofuels", http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/1d6-7d9-2-d
- "Algae Biodiesel From Catfish Farms", http://domesticfuel.com/2008/09/30/algae-biodiesel-from-catfish-farms/
- "Algaculture and Benefits of Algae Farming", http://www.bionomicfuel.com/algaculture-and-benefits-of-algae-farming/
- "Scientists Confirm Algae Is the Most Effective Alternative Energy Source", http://www.bionomicfuel.com/scientists-confirm-algae-is-the-most-effective-alternative-energy-source/
- "Algae fueling the green revolution", http://www.seattlepi.com/local/381932_superalgae06.html
Algae Power - Part 8:
- "Nanofarming technology harvest biofuel oils without harming algae", http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=52508712
- "'Fat algae' -- it's great for the environment", http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/04/23/Fat-algae-its-great-for/1240518888.html
- "Turning Algae Into Gasoline", http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/28/alternative-fuels-biofuels-tech_sciences_cz_kad_0528fuels.html
- "Algae: A Promising Source of Fuel?", http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2008/05/08/algae_biodiesel/
- "Top Four Ways Algae Can Fix the Future of Energy", http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2008/algae-energy-solutions-1208
- "Researchers evaluate algae jet fuel", http://asunews.asu.edu/20070821_algae
- "Oil From Algae", http://energy-conservation.suite101.com/article.cfm/oil_from_algae
Algae Power - Part 9:
- "After 30 years, algae-to-fuel finally gets the green light", http://www.greenfuelsforecast.com/ArticleDetails.php?articleID=481
- "Researchers look to algae for fuel", http://www.connpost.com/ci_12233448
- "Chevron partners with Solazyme on developing biofuel from algae", http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/01/21/daily22.html
- "Algae Biofuel: Hype, Hope, and Promise", http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/algae-biofuel-hype-hope-and-promise.php
- "Algae Startups Confront Promise of Miracle Fuel With Big Summer", http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4266137.html
- "Colorado Company to Take Algae-Based Fuel to the Next Level", http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/colorado-company-to-take-algae-based-fuel-to-the-next-level/
- "Weary catfish farmers now landlords of algae", http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29638561/
Algae Power - Part 10:
- "Algae-to-Fuel Research Enjoys Resurgence at NREL", http://www.nrel.gov/features/20090403_algae.html
- "San Diego Algae Biofuels Industry Gains Steam With R&D Consortium", http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/21/san-diego-algae-biofuels-industry-gains-steam-with-rd-consortium/
- "Redmond company beaming solar energy to algae", http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009168062_algae04.html
- "Got waste? Feed it to the algae. Presto chango it's valuable", http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1767
- "All of a sudden... algae is everywhere", http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/susanwatts/2008/10/all_of_a_sudden_algae_is_every.html
- "Algae Based Biofuels in Plain English: Why it Matters, How it Works.", http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/algae-based-bio.php
Algae Power - Part 11:
- "Shell Plans Biodiesel Algae Plant in Hawaii", http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/aglae-biodiesel-47121201
- "Fish Farm Empties Its Ponds to Grow Algae for Biofuels", http://www-csgc.ucsd.edu/NEWSROOM/NEWSRELEASES/2009/AlgaeForBiofuels.html
- "KLM, AlgaeLink to explore algae for jet fuel", http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2423
- "Biofuel From Algae Holds Up Against Other Alternative Fuels", http://news.carjunky.com/environmental/biofuel-from-algae-holds-up-against-alternative-fuels-cdh596.shtml
Algae Power Institutions:
- "BioMara", http://www.biomara.org/
Algae Power Companies:
- "Algae @ Work", http://www.algaeatwork.com/
- "Algae Venture Systems", http://www.algaevs.com/
- "Aquatic Energy", http://www.aquaticenergy.com/
- "Global Eco", http://www.global-eco.co.uk/
- "Green Fuels Technology Corporation", http://www.greenfuelonline.com/
- "Kent BioEnergy Corporation", http://www.kentbioenergy.com/
- "OriginOil", http://www.originoil.com/
- "PetroAlgae", http://www.petroalgae.com/
- "PetroSun", http://www.petrosuninc.com/
- "PrimaFuel", http://www.primafuel.com/
- "SCIPIO Biofuels", http://www.scipiobiofuels.com/
- "Sapphire Energy", http://www.sapphireenergy.com/
- "Solix Biofuels", http://www.solixbiofuels.com/
- "Valcent", http://www.valcent.net/s/Home.asp
- "15 Algae Startups Bringing Pond Scum to Fuel Tanks", http://earth2tech.com/2008/03/27/15-algae-startups-bringing-pond-scum-to-fuel-tanks/
