Origin Oil
Vice President of Growth and Production for Origin Oil
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Jose Sanchez
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FROM Jose Sanchez
Which Way, L.A.?
Will Renewable Energy Standards Pave the Way for New Technologies? We all know that Southern California is becoming a center for wind and solar development. One more exotic-sounding strategy involves something almost as familiar as the sun and the wind. It turns out that algae, which we think of as that slimy green stuff that forms when water's allowed to stand for too long, can be transformed into substances that are useful for fuel, pharmaceuticals and food. Experts say that algae is no silver bullet to solve the energy crisis, but could be a part of the mix. As with other alternatives, development will require a huge infrastructure, and that will require the support of government and its regulatory muscle before investors will be willing to put up the money. KCRW's Andrea Brody visited Origin Oil , a company that's been developing algae here in Los Angeles since 2009. Algae incubation at Origin Oil
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