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An open invitation to Governor Richardson – The Current-Argus
6th Jan 2007

As published in Current Argus

Dear Governor Richardson,
It’s unmistakably a very busy time of year for you, just freshly sworn in to a second term and on the cusp of a packed 60-day legislative session — not to mention the presidential campaign toil right around the corner. Amid all the worthy endeavors that compete for your time and energy, allow us to suggest a visit to Carlsbad.

Why? Because you need to see and hear first hand what’s going on at the Center for Excellence in Hazardous Materials Management.

CEHMM, with the help of several strategic scientific partners and General Atomics, is pursuing the idea of growing algae to create an alternative fuel, known as biodiesel, on a large scale.

Meanwhile, in November, Tom Bowles (your science advisor) announced the New Mexico Bioeconomy Infrastructure Initiative. As best as we can discern, this initiative is apt to duplicate or even threaten to eliminate the work CEHMM is doing in the realm of Algae/Biodiesel. That would be a terrible thing.

No chief executive can do it all. You have surrounded yourself with many bright people to assist in governing the state. Your advisers are busy right now deciding whether or not to even share the details of CEHMM’s and General Atomics’ proposal
with you. But this is a special instance when delegating or relying completely on advisors just won’t cut it.

You need to observer for yourself just how much momentum CEHMM already mustered toward creating a viable science and business model. We applaud you for your initiative to engage New Mexico in solving the nation’s energy problems. It is important work, and will require all of the resources our state can muster if we are to be successful. Carlsbad is already playing a vital role toward that goal — and you need to witness this first-hand.

So, please governor — before the legislative mayhem begins — come on down.

Best regards,

The Current-Argus Editorial Board

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About Oilgae – Oilgae – Oil & Biodiesel from Algae has a focus on biodiesel production from algae while also discussing alternative energy in general. Algae present an exciting possibility as a feedstock for biodiesel, and when you realise that oil was originally formed from algae – among other related plants – you think “Hey! Why not oil again from algae!”

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