Sustainability
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Sep 8th 2011, 14:54 by A.M. | VENICE VENICE is renowned for its canals, gondolas, and its glamorous film festival. It is less well known for its green credentials. Yet the work of a team of scientists sifting through micro-algae on the neighbouring island of Pellestrina may change that. Researchers on this tiny, thin strip of land aim to power the city's entire port by harnessing the bio-energy potential of algal life.
