The Essentia Blog

Biodiesel fuel has traditionally presented a conundrum - take up a percentage of the world’s fuel supply, but reduce dependency on oil.  Algae biodiesel gets rid of the one major drawback of traditionally produced biodiesel.

Solazyme recently announced that it had invented the first algae biodiesel jet fuel, a fuel which will significantly reduce the traditional carbon footprint associated with flying.  Last week, Sapphire Energy received $100 Million in venture capital funding to pursue the production of commercial amounts of algae biodiesel, some of which came from the investment company owned by Bill Gates.

Algae is the fastest growing plant in the world and does not require soil or drinkable water to grow.  Algae also absorbs carbon dioxide as it grows, making algae biodiesel fuel production “carbon neutral”.

There’s a growing debate on whether we should be fluorinating our waters.

Holland has banned fluoride in their water…. and this is coming from a country that exports fluoride.

Fluoride can be found in everything from pesticides to tea, vaccines, medication and apples. Due to the growing exposure is there still a need to have it in our drinking waters?

According to fluoridation.com “99% of western continental Europe has rejected, banned, or stopped fluoridation due to environmental, health, legal, or ethical concerns.”