Posted on 04/17/2008 3:24:07 AM PDT by Man50D
It could potentially be one of the biggest energy breakthroughs in history – genetically manipulating bacteria to quickly convert anything that grows out of the Earth into oil. But the biggest names in the national media have thus far not provided any coverage of this possible solution to skyrocketing gas prices and Ameria's long-term energy security.
A WND story last month introduced to the nation a new technique where altered bacteria "rapidly digest" everything from grass clippings and wood chips, turning them into hydrocarbons for fuels such as gasoline and diesel. If done on a large scale, it could provide billions of barrels of renewable oil every year.
One reader, Joe Russo of Fairbanks, Alaska, called it "the biggest story we've seen in a decade, yet the cable and mainstream news networks haven't even picked up on it."
The apparent inattention comes as a big surprise to the agricultural researcher pioneering the process, J.C. Bell, the CEO of Bell Bio-Energy, Inc.
We've been on several radio stations, but nothing really national," he said. "We haven't talked to anybody. Nobody's called us – nobody from the Associated Press or CNN or Fox News Channel, which kind of surprised us. We thought it would generate something."
Bell gave an overview of his plans today at the U.S. Defense Department's Worldwide Energy Conference & Trade Show in Arlington, Va., where more than 750 Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine, Coast Guard and federal organizations were represented.
"He was very well-received there," said Wesley Cox, owner of WCGA Radio, a news/talk station in St. Simons Island, Ga.
Cox complains, "The mainstream media has been ignoring systematically the facts about energy creation and use, and they've been doing it for years."
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
The bubbleheaded infobabes on TV won’t break it, but oddly enough I did hear it on NPR (I’ve been having to ride around in my liberal sister’s car) — I was shocked. Although I bet they broke it so they can complain about how making use of the find will totally decimate the purple nosed prairie termite or some nonsense.
That would leave 90% of them remaining.
Souns interesting. What are the costs vs a bbl of oil?
If the story is true, it shouldn’t be confirmed. The discovery would give America a tremendous strategic and economic advantage, and keeping it from other powers and enemies is almost as strategically important as the discovery.
If the process works as advertised the MSM is ,ore apt to become very alarmed and will opose it with horror stories about the slaughter of spinach or algae until Congress puts a halt to the environmental “disaster.”.
Yes, of course, the msm has targetted wnd.
Just like they buried the story of that carburetor that ran on water...
How long did we have the Bomb to ourselves? And that was in the days when treason was prosecuted.
What is the consequence if this bacteria gets loose outside of refineries and laboratories?
Look out! It's gonna stink worse than Staten Island!
“genetically manipulating bacteria to quickly convert anything that grows out of the Earth into oil.”
Run a muck that sounds like a Hollywood movie theme.
Your answer is in the phrase, “genetically manipulating bacteria “.... The ignorant fear genetic manipulation so adding the term, “bacteria” to it scares the poop out of them....
“The discovery would give America a tremendous strategic and economic advantage,”
For about 10 minutes until the Chicom’s steal it.
Gas prices go China Syndrome?
And, it's gonna stink.
You may have heard of ‘gray goo’? Well it’ll be black goo lol
I was thinking along the lines that we would be playing with fire in that the mass killing off of vegetation and not being able to stop it from spreading.
The Earth loses 2.7 seconds as its rotation hiccups due to everybody stands up and cheers in the US, and the entire Muslim world sits down and shuts up.
Then an energy-efficient (lazy) variant of the bug floats to shale-rich territories and eats up all our shale. Before we can enjoy the oil, the farts asphyxiate everybody for a thousand miles around. It becomes known as the American Chernobyl, or in WND, "Area 52."
Sounds like a movie plot the Zucker brothers came up with.
But does he think it will make environmentalists happy?Boy, the Mr. Bell doesn't know environmentalists very well, does he? He thinks they actually care about the environment, not about shutting down Western Civilization and forcing us all to live like Cambodians under Pol Pot. He should really wake up smell the coffee."They love this. We had one totally recognizable environmentalist from Hollywood say this is everything they ever had hoped for," Bell said. "This could be considered the ultimate recycling of carbon. We are using the energy of the sun through the plant. We're not introducing any new carbon [to the environment]."
If I’m writing for Zucker, the bacteria find their niche in the human gut and the title becomes “Allah’s Revenge.”
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