Bugs produce diesel on demand

Re:Bugs produce diesel on demand by kaleidobug on Monday April 29, 2013 @04:37AM (#5624800)

Okay, Awesome. Now find something else that will eat up the carbon being released from burning that diesel fuel.

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Re:Bugs produce diesel on demand by bcoates on Monday April 29, 2013 @04:56AM (#5624865)

The bacteria will be fed with sugars from crops that pulled carbon out of the air. The whole cycle would produce energy from sunlight without netting out any carbon release.

Given that liquid hydrocarbon fuels aren't going away anytime soon (or possibly ever) finding non-fossil sources for them like this is pretty important.

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Re:Bugs produce diesel on demand by junto on Monday April 29, 2013 @05:36AM (#5625020)

And everyone will starve, but will be able to drive to work! :-)

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