I found the story on-line. It's pretty good at describing the lay of the land in a general sense, even though it's a bit of a San Diego story.
Link:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-algae17-2009sep17,0,7803416,full.story
Or in case it breaks:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-algae17-2009
sep17,0,7803416,full.story