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Exxon's Biofuel Bet

Smart bet by Exxon,

Right at and immediately after Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska the petroleum industry began earnestly searching for alternative means of oil spill response. The old model of scrubbing oil mechanically off birds, waves, rocks and beaches no longer worked as a practical matter.

Bio-remediation came into being, where we learned how to harvest and keep happy certain strains of bacteria that would eat fuel as a food source. The technique has come a long way in 15 years.

Using bacteria as a FUEL itself, is the next logical step in our efforts to understand and better live within the Carbon and Nitrogen cycles. For far too long our society has made our living on just one or two areas of the carbon and nitrogen cycles.

Learning to match our behavior, fuel and energy uses synergistically with our bacteria friends will continue to yield ever increasing benefits.