Rather than stressing over the prospect of global warming and where to find cleaner, cheaper energy, maybe we should just kick back and enjoy a beer. Perhaps by doing so, we can even contribute in some small way to solving the energy crisis with a side benefit of helping to clean up the environment.
One technology that has been emerging over the past decade, involving microbial fuel cells, is quickly becoming an economically viable source of energy. By adding the right kind of bacteria to biomass, including industrial waste, we can generate electricity. Maybe not a lot of electricity right now, but that could change as the technology develops and applications diversify.
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