Michael Smith wrote me about the thermal depolymerization process of Changing World Technologies, Inc. (Global Village News article; recent Fortune article; Wikipedia entry). This process allegedly turns waste–e.g., from turkey processing plants, into crude oil. Its proponents claim we could replace all of the oil we currently import by using only our agricultural waste. I was and remaing skeptical–too many “cold fusion” scams–but I will admit this does seem at least potentially promising… Coda: The GVNR article notes that the process “will accept almost any carbon-based feedstock. If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the … Continue reading Re: Nuclear Spring — Thermal Depolymerization?