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Hi Just wanting to know if you read about the offer and what it was about TIA.
UMMM that is not what I was talking about was it? Let someone impersonate you and see if you tried to do something about it.
Ok true but if they were writing as if they were you and saying untrue things ? how would you like that?
For those of you who say you can't find who sales spongetech products. DD from a great guy, Carpe
http://satradingcompany.com/pet.htm
It would appear this is further vindication for spng,the dominoes are falling into place.
no,no and no
right on sj, hang in there, we will be just fine
this one is going to da moon
this stock is goin to da moon,yahoooooooooooooo
the interest to buy is strong,people are just holding on to their shares
i have added 100k shares since on the greys
I will second that, there is no proof, they just throw these things out there without any backup to support the claims.
posted the link at the bottom,just learning how to do this stuff
this just came out
MIAMI (AFP) – Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum.
As it turns out, algae -- slimy, fast-growing and full of fat -- is gaining ground as a potential renewable energy source.
Experts say it is intriguing for its ability to gobble up carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, while living happily in places that aren't needed for food crops.
Algae likes mosquito-infested swamps, for example, filthy pools, and even waste water. And while no one has found a way to mass produce cheap fuel from algae yet, the race is on.
University labs and start-up companies across the country are getting involved. Over the summer, the first mega-corporation joined in, when ExxonMobil said it would sink 600 million dollars into algae research in a partnership with a California biotechnology company.
If the research pans out, scientists say they will eventually find a cost-effective way to convert lipids from algae ponds into fuel, then pump it into cars, trucks and jets.
"I think it's very realistic. I don't think it's going to take 20 years. It's going to take a few years," said chemical engineer George Philippidis, director of applied research at Florida International University in Miami.
One of the factors fueling enthusiasm is algae's big appetite for carbon dioxide -- a by-product of burning fossil fuels.
"We could hook up to the exhaust of polluting industries," Philippidis said. "We could capture it and feed it to algae and prevent that CO2 from contributing to further climate change."
California company Sapphire Energy has already fueled a cross-country road trip with algae-tinged gasoline.
The trip, meant to raise awareness, prompted the headline, "Coast to Coast on Slime". Another California company is looking at fattening fish on algae and then processing the fish for oil.
"Where algae is very nice is, it's prolific. It's everywhere... and you don't have to do much. Mother Nature has kind of figured it out," said Roy Swiger, a molecular geneticist and director of the Florida division of the non-profit Midwest Research Institute.
MRI began studying algae as an energy source three years ago. Swiger warned that algal fuels are not ready for prime time yet. Even though algae grows like gangbusters, it currently costs up to 100 dollars to make a gallon of algal fuel-- hardly a savings.
The rub is bringing cost down, and production up. To do this, scientists must find cheap ways to dry algae and extract the lipids, where energy is stored.
Swiger noted that it would not make sense to spend five dollars of electricity to run a centrifuge to dry out algae, that in turn would only produce one dollar of fuel.
If research goes well, Swiger thinks it will take five years to bring down production costs to 40 dollars per gallon.
But taking even a tiny chunk out of the energy market -- ethanol has eked out a 4.0 percent share, for example -- can shift the energy mix.
"Four percent is not a lot, and yet everywhere you look there's a pump," Swiger said. "So four percent of a gigantic number is a lot."
Some start-ups are more optimistic. Paul Woods, chief executive of Florida-based Algenol Biofuels, says his company will beat others to market.
He has patented a technology for "sweating" ethanol from algae, without drying it first.
"We see ourselves as a very cheap way to supplement (energy supply)," said Woods, "and the more cheap ethanol we have, the more we're winning in efforts to have independence from foreign fuel."
Woods announced a partnership with Dow Chemical in July to build a demonstration plant, and expects to launch commercial production by 2011.
Experts don't see algal fuel replacing fossil fuels completely, and some have become leery of hype.
The idea of harnessing algae for fuel has been around for decades, they say. Still, no one has been able to make it financially feasible.
"Any fantastic claims will eventually discredit the field if given much credence," said algae expert John Benemann.
Instead, he sees algae as a good source for animal feeds, chemicals and fertilizer.
Back at FIU, Philippidis agreed "there is no silver bullet" to reduce dependency on fossil fuels.
But he saw promise on the horizon, especially as larger companies become involved in algae research. "We are still at an early stage... but as we scale up (production) I think costs will come down very, very quickly," he said.
And if that works, he added, "there is a small Greek island I would like to buy."
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because people are looking at the facts and not pure speculation
there are many here who are very upbeat about today
ya patch you got it wrong again
and that is exactly what it is worth
your motives are highly suspect!
i was hoping to flip to gain more shares but waited too long today, i can't buy anymore shares at these low prices(tapped out)and just trying to hang on as long as possible but avg pps is .078, so i am way down. I like what i am reading about it seems the algae expo went very well and this news by DF about Shen meeting the man from China Monday sounded good(i think. I like your positivity, i just wish i could of bought in at these prices instead of the avg. i did.
we will be going to the big leagues soon, i hope(lol).
Looking good the volume of trades is up to 33 right now. The amt. has gone up from the avg of 24
1,175,500 buys
I cant keep up they keep coming
YES!
715,500 buys and 713,600 sells
great to see more trades in today 31 so far
I honestly dont know. I do know that with some more interest this thing will go up. It is only trading an avg of 24 trades a day. Kinda hard for it to do much on that kind of volume. With orders and sales I do think this will go up. imo
I know that alot of spng'ers got the free pen and it looks like it works very well. They just need to get it to market and we will see the results.
we need further clarification as to when this is going to happen or if it already did happen,just more info period.
it is a building(lol)momo that is
i don't know because we haven't received any notification about anything as of yet.
anybody know when they will agive us notice of our share allotment in grbt
when do you think we get some good news
(LOL) very true
It sounds like you were on the reality game show "SURVIVOR" and were using strategy. The tools at your disposal were lying,cheating,honesty,deception, and you used them when you were seeking information to play the game. I always liked the people who played the game with class and dignity.
i hear what your saying, the ones who have held are anxious and nervous,many have a great deal invested(i am one of them). I want ansewers as well, i want to know i didn't buy into a scam and follow blindly, i pray not as i have always used good common sense. I don't want to become a synic i want to beleive the best in people, i am still holding out that these guys were decent honorable men,i hope that truse is not missplaced.
i know it all looks bad, and i have questions and serious concerns. My take is simply this"we don't know what is truly going on and it will all come out i hope in the next few weeks" but until then i don't want to speculate or presume guilt,period.
man you have turned so negative, i don't know what is going on and you sure as heck don't know for sure either,but there are still good people that are hoping maybe things are not what they seem.
what has happened to you, are you so certain that these guys are crooks and this is a scam? I mean what if this is not how it turns out, what if there is a good story that has yet to be told, it is all one sided as of now.
you are getting way ahead don't you think? We don't even know what this is all about, there is no definate proof as of yet as to who or whom are guilty of anything. I think we need to let the dust settle and people need to stop guessing what is going on.
i want to see this thing finished so i have no choice but to wait, i keep clinging to hope, that is all i can say.