Far out ideas!

Exxon Sinks $600M Into Algae-Based Biofuels in Major Strategy Shift

Check out the above article... an evil oil company investing in an evil biotech company (sarcasm intended of course... I work in biotech). If this technology can be made to be economically feasible, it would change the world as we know it.

The big question is... will the left be happy with their enemy Exxon collaborating with their other enemies, biological engineers?

If genetically modified algae can produce sustainable fuel that balances the CO2 intake and output will they be happy or come up with doomsday scenarios like they do for GM crops?

As I've stated in the past, we of course need to be careful when potentially impacting the environment with GM organisms, but to treat them like abominations is incredibly ignorant when our survival and continued existence may depend upon it.

This company's website is very interesting, it is worth checking out.
http://www.syntheticgenomics.com/index.html
Man, I'd like to figure out how to get in on these guys before they go public!

And more far out technology from one of the most famous evil geniuses around (again I'm being sarcastic):

Hurricane-calming technology? Bill Gates has a plan

You just have to read this one for yourself, it is just too cool... and it isn't just about Hurricane control either.

I'll finish up the trip posts soon... this was just really interesting. I thought it was a nice change from my negative interpretation of our political climate as well.