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* [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518 Can we save the algae biofuel industry?] ''The Conversation'' May 9, 2015 <br>Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page.  
 
* [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518 Can we save the algae biofuel industry?] ''The Conversation'' May 9, 2015 <br>Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page.  
 
* [http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=38883.php Jet Fuel from Algae?] ''Nanowerk'' Jan 29, 2015 <br>Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it.
 
* [http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=38883.php Jet Fuel from Algae?] ''Nanowerk'' Jan 29, 2015 <br>Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it.
* Company webpages useful for answering questions: [http://solazymeindustrials.com/ Solazyme] | [http://algaetec.com.au/ ALGAE.TEC] | <s>[http://www.sapphireenergy.com/ Sapphire Energy]</s>
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* Company/industry group webpages useful for answering questions: [http://solazymeindustrials.com/ Solazyme] | [http://algaetec.com.au/ ALGAE.TEC] | [http://allaboutalgae.com/ All about algae.com] | <s>[http://www.sapphireenergy.com/ Sapphire Energy]</s>
  
 
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* [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels DOE Algal Biofuels] including [http://energy.gov/eere/videos/energy-101-algae-fuel ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video]
 
* [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels DOE Algal Biofuels] including [http://energy.gov/eere/videos/energy-101-algae-fuel ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video]
* [http://allaboutalgae.com/ All about algae.com] – an industry group website
 
 
* [http://web.biosci.utexas.edu/utex/ UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin]
 
* [http://web.biosci.utexas.edu/utex/ UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin]
 
* Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20139239 Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production.] ''Eukaryot Cell'' '''9''':486–501.
 
* Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20139239 Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production.] ''Eukaryot Cell'' '''9''':486–501.
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# [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963372] An overview of second generation biofuel technologies 19963372
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* Sims REH, Mabee W, Saddler JN, Taylor M (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963372 An overview of second generation biofuel technologies] ''Bioresour Technol'' '''101''':1570–1580. <br>Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details.
// Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details.
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* [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic DOE Cellulosic Ethanol] read this page and click around the other ethanol links
# [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic] DOE Cellulosic Ethanol – also click around the other ethanol links
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* [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/ For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill] Erica Gies ''Yale Environment 360'' Nov 3, 2014.
# [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/] For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill
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* [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/ Bioenergy at DOE.] <br> Especially, check out the [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/placemat.shtml From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat]
* [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/ Bioenergy at DOE.] Especially, check out the [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/placemat.shtml From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat]
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* [http://biofuels.dupont.com/cellulosic-ethanol/ Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol]<br> Watch the "From Feedstock to Fuel" video linked on the right side of the page.
* [http://biofuels.dupont.com/cellulosic-ethanol/ Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol]
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# [http://news.utexas.edu/2015/10/20/researchers-receive-15-million-for-biofuel-crop-study] UT Switchgrass Research
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* HowStuffWorks: [http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/energy-production/cellulosic-ethanol.htm Cellulosic Ethanol] | [http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/algae-biodiesel1.htm Algal Biodiesel]
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== 2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation ==
 
== 2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation ==
  
 
==== Extra Links for the Policy Czar ====
 
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# [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-clean-up-oil-spills/] Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-clean-up-oil-spills/ Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill] David Biello ''Scientific American'' May 25, 2010.
# [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-helped-clean-bp-s-oil-spill/] How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill – watch the video and read the captions in the video.
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* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-helped-clean-bp-s-oil-spill/ How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill] David Biello ''Scientific American'' April 28, 2015 <br>Watch the embedded video and slide show.
# [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Response_to_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill] MicrobeWiki – Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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* [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Response_to_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill] ''MicrobeWiki''<br>Concentrate on the section on what it takes for bioremediation. Page also provides further references.
  
 
== 3. Frackibacter ==
 
== 3. Frackibacter ==
  
 
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# [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/] New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells.
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* [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/ New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells] Pam Frost Gorder ''Ohio State Press Release'' Sept 5, 2016.
# [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595198] Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales
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* Daly RA et al. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595198 Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales] ''Nat Microbiol'' '''1''':16146.

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