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Annoying Sharks Used to Make Biodiesel in Greenland

Posted on Jul 30, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Parts of Greenland have a shark problem. When I think of sharks, I inevitably jump to images of Jaws, but the trouble with the Greenland shark is not the makings of Hollywood. Slim Allagui writes from Sisimuit, Greenland:

The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits.  Native to the cold Arctic waters, thousands of the sharks get caught and die in fishermen’s nets off Greenland every year.

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Algae: A Clean Tech Asset or a Health Liability?

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

As clean tech research develops fuels synthesized from nature’s ingredients, algae has become synonymous with protecting the environment. However many algal strains are toxic enough to cause massive fish and coral die-offs.
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