When people hear the word biodiesel, they rarely think of their cars powered by algae or corn. Although most people don't realize it yet, the possibility that gasoline could be replaced with biodiesel is very likely. The reason why biodiesel could become the next fuel is that, with the current industrial situation, carbon dioxide is being released into the atmosphere at alarming rates. With around four hundred parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today, complications are starting to arise, which will increase as time goes on if we don't act (CO2 Now). The burning of fossil fuels is one of the main factors contributing to the high level of emissions. The ecosystem is unable to utilize or remove the magnitude of our carbon dioxide emissions, resulting in the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, causing greenhouse gases to trap more heat from the sun, increasing the Earth's temperature. The greenhouse effect, a natural process, is abused when pollution amplifies and complicates the climate and threatens society, animals and ecosystems. One solution to also reduce carbon dioxide emissions is to find alternative forms of energy creation. An emerging alternative to fossil fuels is biodiesel. A group called Biocoil and I began testing the viability of algae as a biofuel in hopes of creating a solution to carbon dioxide emissions by creating alternative forms of fuel. Biocoil is an advanced biology group that, since 1996, has been cultivating algae for biodiesel to try to alleviate the global problems we are experiencing. Biodiesel “is [a safe, less polluting form] of diesel fuel produced from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled fats” (U.S. Department of Energy). Compared to current fossil fuels, biodiesel is… half paper… fossil fuels are simply my way of exploring ways I can help reduce the harm that happens every day, from manufacturing to industrialism. Through my research, I've learned that algae fuel may not be the only action we can take to clean up our footprint on the earth, but that algae certainly has significant potential. Works Cited "Biodiesel". Fuel saving. Np, nd Web. 4 February 2014. "Illini Algae - Hydrothermal Liquefaction." Google. Np, nd Web. March 2, 2014.Chuck, Smith, personal interview. November - December 2013.Kennedy, Clinton, personal interview. November - December 2013.Corovic, Selma, et al. “Modeling electric field distribution in tissues during electroporation.” Biomedical Engineering Online 12.1 (2013): 1-27. Premier of academic research. Network. February 10, 2014. "Home page on Earth's CO2." CO2 Now | CO2 house. CO2 Now and Web. 12 February. 2014.