Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Mow Your Lawn, Power Your Car

Admit it, you can't imagine living without your car.
Admit it, you really do think those hybrids are ugly.
Admit it, you too suffer from "Oil Addiction."

Wired Magazine reports There is a cure in sight if we are willing to bear the costs. Turns out your lawn clippings will do the job of powering you car.

Seems Forrest Gump was on to something.

Scientists have the technology to convert cellulose into fuel. It's pretty simple too, or at least it sounds simple. Take a plant, extract the cellulose, add some enzymes and convert the cellulose molecules into sugars. Then, like they do with wine and beer, ferment the sugar into alcohol and distill it to maximum potency. High enough proof= flammable. Flammable= combustible, which means, powering an engine with plants instead of Middle East oil.

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