I just read an interesting article about a guy that’s apparently come up with something that, if it’s for real, could be the first steps of independence from foreign oil. A variety of bacteria that’s been engineered so that it will eat agricultural waste and excrete fuel.

Oh, I am not a hamster, I had the same “are you sure about that” reaction that most people have when reading something like this. Think about the possibilities though. If there’s anything to this, and I think there just might be, then OPEC could be in for a rude awakening.

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