Algae farmer tries to make diesel

inRich.com (Richmond, VA)

Prince George County man gets ODU help to create alternative fuel

Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008 - 12:08 AM Updated: 07:14 PM


By REX SPRINGSTON
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
SLIDESHOW
BURROWSVILLE Jes Sprouse quit his job to follow his dream.

He became an algae farmer.

Sprouse, 35, grows the emerald slime in a 1-acre pond in eastern Prince George County.

If his gamble pays off, Sprouse will turn the algae into enough biodiesel fuel to make himself rich, ease the country's reliance on petroleum and help fight global warming.

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