There is good algae and bad algae, and there are waterways and places in the ocean where algae blooms have wreaked havoc.
Then there are places where such blooms are being closely watched just in case they turn toxic.
Well, with the pollution from runoff into our nation's rivers, lakes, and coastline that is pretty much a given, it is only just a matter of time.
That is rather scary considering we have algae blooms in Lake Mead, which is attached to the Colorado River, which delivers fresh water to three of the thirsty estates in the Southwest.
In Wichita Kansas they have an algae bloom also, and luckily it is not toxic yet, but it is the city's drinking water.
However, there are many algae blooms in lakes that are toxic and they are killing the fish and taking the oxygen out of water.
This can have a devastating effect on the environment.
And although I am not an environmentalist I still like to eat sushi, and I realize that the runoff from these rivers and lakes gets into the ocean and causes the problem there.
If we are going to turn algae into fuel, how about harvesting these algae blooms that we already have first, for practice and removal.
The toxic algae bloom off the southwest coast of Florida is quite large and it's getting larger every year, and every year the red tide comes onto the beaches of Florida and washes up hundreds of thousands of dead fish.
So it is pretty serious.
If we create giant algae farms, and the runoff from these farms gets into our waterways, it could come back to haunt us, as those algae blooms reemerge in off our coasts become toxic in our oceans.
Perhaps this is why I'd like to see the research behind this scheme.