[webstersII]

" But what would happen if all the trash & sewage of those ailing cities were turned to oil? "

That's a great thought, but on further examination I think you will find that the issue in these armpit countries of the world is not lack of technology or lack of natural resources. In fact the real problem is rampant corruption. Even if systems like this were installed in those countries the profits would only go to the friends and relatives of the people in power. Those countries are poor because the wealth is kept in the hands of the favored few (which Kalifornia is starting to become more and more like all the time).

[ckilmer]

alas there's too much truth in what you say to argue with you. However, the corrupt money would be local to the economies local economies. That would be an improvement over the current system which sucks money out of the local economies.