August 31, 2012. Retrieved online September 4, 2012 from Richard Coltharp, Las Cruces Bulletin Sapphire develops oil from algae An agricultural renaissance is taking place in a Columbus, N.M, field that had lain fallow for 40 years. The field, which once grew chile, is now growing a different kind of green. “Green crude” is the nickname Sapphire Energy has given to the end prod More »

NMSUnews Uploaded by nmsunews on Mar 26, 2012 The university's first "Research Rally" was celebrated Dec. 3, 2011, in recognition of a $2.3 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory that will support university research into the development of aviation fuel made from algae. The project is part of the university's new Algal Bioenergy Program, which guides the university-wide More »

September 30, 2011 by College of Business online newsletter for alumni Debt crises, national security, health care take forefront at Domenici Public Policy Conference The nation’s debt crisis, national security and health care reform were the hot-button topics experts addressed at the 2011 Domenici Public Policy Conference. “Under the leadership of Sen. Pete Domenici and the NMSU Domenici More »

KRWG-TV: Newsmakers Uploaded by KRWGnews on Sep 27, 2011. Touring Sapphire Energy, testing its commercial algae production capability, economic development, job growth. More »

KRWG-TV News From: KRWGnews | Aug 9, 2011. 08.09.11 (LAS CRUCES). Senator Tom Udall is introducing a new bill he hopes will help create thousands of jobs in New Mexico. Udall plans to introduce bipartisan legislation when the U.S. senate returns to session that would reform the renewable fuel standard. "The basic idea here is to level the playing field of all the policies that we've More »

August 12, 2011 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center Research being done at New Mexico State University on the production of algae-based biofuels would become increasingly important to New Mexico’s – and the nation’s – economic prosperity, if U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has his way. Udall visited the campus Aug. 9 to announce he will soon introduce legislation in the Senate to ensure a more leve More »

August 12, 2011 by Janet Perez, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University’s Re-Energize America energy conferences are the framework for a new multinational, multi-partner event called Re-Energize the Americas set to take place in October. Plans for the fall conference were announced during a press conference on Friday in El Paso at the Paisano Green Community, a green public housin More »

Re-published on May 17, 2012 by nmsunews. Nine Iraqi faculty members spent the last week of July at the NMSU campus and nearby locations learning about the university's land-grant mission and how its Cooperative Extension Service operates. On July 28, they visited NMSU's Leyendecker Plant Science Center and Fabian Garcia Research Center. NMSU faculty discussed glandless cotton research, the ne More »

Spring 2011. Retrieved online June 28, 2011 by Justin Bannister NMSU Research & Resources It’s pond scum. It’s also a potential source for environmentally friendly gasoline, jet fuel, nutritional supplements and a host of other beneficial products. A fully operational algae industry could mean big bucks for the state’s economy and that’s why New Mexico State University� More »