Wednesday, September 10, 2008

It's All About Multi-Tasking

In light of the ever so quickly escalating global warming crisis, several environmental industries have taken cues from nature herself and begun to create mini self-sustaining eco-systems in furthering their capitalist efforts. 

For instance, recent developments have made raising fish and vegetables in the same aqua-garden a match made in heaven. The fish live down below (obviously), fertilizing the hydroponic system, and the vegetables give back to them by pumping their oxygen by-products back into the area. How cool is that? 

Also recently helpful are a series of color-coded bacteria that scientists in Dublin have just deemed perfect for determining the source and extent of oil spills. Safer than the chemicals that have heretofore tracked these spills, the bacteria can easily be equipped with a protein that lights up around oil... how very convenient.

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