GE Microbes Make Ersatz Crude Oil From Many Sources

polymath69 writes "According to The Times Online, genetically modified microbes have been developed capable of turning surplus material such as wood chips, sugarcane, or others, not into ethanol, but into a substance which could substitute directly for crude oil. They claim it could be sold for about $50/bbl, and the production process would be carbon negative."

Comments

Re:So genetically modified has stopped being evil

[Prune]

The greens are pretty easy to figure out, really (from a psychological standpoint). The reason they are opposed to things like nuclear energy (and not just fission--they hate fusion too and green propaganda against fusion is part of the reason Canada pulled out of the ITER project) is because it takes resources away from development of their pet projects of solar, wind, tide, and other sources that can never hope to meet rising demand that progress requires (not to mention the tenfold jump in energy use we'll get as developing and third world countries become industrialized). But of course, therein is the true agenda of the greens--they want to hurt progress. At best they are go-back-to-nature Luddites, at worst fanatical misanthropes.

Re:Public perception

[DerWulf]

peak oil is a lie.