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276 Andres F. Clarens, Eleazer P. Resurreccion, Mark A. White and Lisa M.
Colosi, Environmental Life Cycle Comparison of Algae to Other
Bioenergy Feedstocks, Environmental Science & Technology, 2010.
277 University of Virginia, “Engineers find significant environmental
impacts with algaebased biofuel,” ScienceDaily, 25 January 2010. Available
online at: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121135856.htm
278 Chris Rhodes, “Could Peak Phosphate be Algal Diesel’s Achilles Heel?”
Energy Balance, 6 April 2008. Posted online at: http://ergobalance.
blogspot.com/2008/04/peak-phosphate-algal-diesels-achilles.html
279 Bioethics.gov, “Benefits and Risks of Synthetic Biology,” <strong>The</strong>
Presidential Commission for the Sudy of Bioethical Issues, Transcripts, 8
July 2010. Available online at: www.bioethics.gov/transcripts/
syntheticbiology/070810/benefits-and-risks-of-synthetic-biology.html
280 “Possible Fix for Global Warming? Environmental Engineers Use Algae
to Capture Carbon Dioxide,” Science Daily, Science Video, 1 April 2007.
Posted online at: www.sciencedaily.com/videos/ 2007/0407-
possible_fix_for_global_warming.htm
281 Zach Patton, “States Test Algae as a Biofuel,” Governing, October 2010.
Posted online at: www.governing.com/topics/energy-env/
states-test-algae-biofuel.html
282 Emil Jacobs, Exxon Mobil, speaking at press conference held by
Synthetic Genomics Inc and Exxon Mobil on Synthetic Algae, 14 July
2010, Torrey Pines Mesa, San Diego California.
283 J. Craig Venter, Synthetic Genomics Inc., speaking at press conference
held by Synthetic Genomics Inc and ExxonMobil on Synthetic Algae, 14
July 2010, Torrey Pines Mesa, San Diego California.
284 J. Craig Venter, prepared statement before the US House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, 27 May 2010.
285 Katie Fehrenbacher, “Investors Fuel Solazyme With $52M for Algae,”
GigaOm, 9 August 2010. Posted online at: http://gigaom.com/cleantech
/investors-fuel-solazyme-with-52m-for-algae/
286 Sapphire Energy, “Top Industries Converge on Sapphire Energy’s Algae-
Fuel Plans,” press release, 5 April 2010.
287 Karin Kloosterman, “TransAlgae Seed a Need for Green Feed,” Green
Prophet, 16 May 2010. Posted online at:
www.greenprophet.com/2010/05/transalgae-biofuel-algae-seed/
288 Ibid.
289 Patent Application, US20090215179A1, Transgenically preventing
establishment and spread of transgenic algae in natural ecosystems, John
Dodds and Associates, March 2003.
290 Dana Hull, “Solazyme to announce Navy contract for algae-based fuel,”
San Jose Mercury <strong>New</strong>s, 15 September 2010.
291 Marc Gunther, “Gee whiz, algae!” <strong>The</strong> Energy Collective, 12 Sept 2010.
Posted online at: http://theenergycollective.com/marcgunther/43293/
gee-whiz-algae
292 Matthew L Wald, “Biotech Company to Patent Fuel-Secreting
Bacterium,” <strong>New</strong> York Times, 13 September 2010.
293 Joshua Kagan, “Valero Invests in Algenol: What’s Going On?”
Greentech Media, 10 May 2010. Posted online at:
www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/valero-invests-in-algenol/
294 http://www.cellana.com
295 <strong>The</strong> Global Chemical Industry sales were estimated at 2.3 trillion euros
in 2007 by Deutsche Bank research. See “World chemicals market asia
gaining ground,” Deutsche Bank Research, 28 July 2008. Also, in 2007,
the Euro averaged around USD1.3. This figure includes pharmaceutical
sales. CEFIC estimates disaggregated chemical sales in 2007 (without
pharma) at .1820 billion. Souce, European Chemical Industry Council.
Posted online at:
http://www.cefic.org/factsandfigures/level02/profile_index.html
296 Herbert Danner and Rudolf Braun, “Biotechnology for the Production
of Commodity Chemicals from Biomass,” Chemical Society Review, 28:
395.405, 1999.
297 David Morris and Irshad Ahmed, op. cit.
298 “U.S. Biobased Products, Market Potential and Projections Through
2025,” Office of the Chief Economist, Office of Energy Policy and <strong>New</strong>
Uses, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prepared jointly by the Office of
Energy Policy and <strong>New</strong> Uses, the Center for Industrial Research and
Service of Iowa State University, Informa Economics, Michigan
Biotechnology Institute, and <strong>The</strong> Windmill Group. OCE-2008-1, 293
pp. Available online at: www.usda.gov/oce/reports/energy/index.htm
299 “Amyris: Farnesene and the pursuit of value, valuations, validation and
vroom,” Biofuels Digest, 25 june 2010. Available online at:
www.biofuelsdigest.com/biotech/2010/06/25/amyris-the-pursuit-ofvalue-valuations-and-validation/
300 “Amyris Enters into Multi-Producs Collaboration and Off-Take
Agreements with the Procter and Gamble Company,” Amyris press release,
24 June 2010.
301 “Amyris and M&G Finanziaria Enter into Off-Take Agreement,” Amyris
press release, 24 June 2010.
302 “Goodyear, Genencor Partner on True Green Tire Project,” Tire
Review, 1 April 2010. Posted online at: www.tirereview.com/Article/
72334/goodyear_genencor_partner_on_true_green_tire_project.aspx
303 Peg Zenk, “Biotech’s Third Wave,” Farm Industry <strong>New</strong>s, 1 February
2007. Available online at:
http://farmindustrynews.com/biotechs-third-wave
304 Doris de Guzman, “DuPont Tate & Lyle expands bio-PDO,” ICIS
Green Chemicals, 4 May 2010. Available online at: www.icis.com/
blogs/green-chemicals/2010/05/dupont-tate-lyle-expands-bio-p.html
305 Ibid.
306 Bioamber, Succinic Acid and its Industrial Applications, website.
Posted at: http://www.bio-amber.com/succinic_acid.html
307 Al Greenwood, “Bio-succinic acid can beat petchems on price,”
ICIS.com, 18 February 2010. Available online at:
www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/18/9336112/
corrected-bio-succinic-acid-can-beat-petchems-onprice.html
308 “Myriant Technologies Receiving Funds under $50 Million DOE
Award for Succinic Acid Biorefinery Project,” Myriant Technologies press
relese, 7 April 2010.
309 Plastemart.com, “<strong>New</strong>er investments and developments in polymers
from renewable resources,” Posted online at
www.plastemart.com/upload/Literature/<strong>New</strong>er-investments-anddevelopments-polymers-fromrenewable-%20resources.asp
310 Will Beacham, “Algae-based bioplastics a fast-growing market,” ICIS, 18
June 2010. Posted online at
http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/06/21/9368969/
algae-based-bioplastics-a-fast-growing-market.html
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