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  • From: jamesdavid Sneed <harvestcircle@hotmail.com>
  • To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Oil spill - solutions?
  • Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 14:13:36 -0700


Aren't a lot of those oil-eating microbes genetically modified? That would be
cutting off our nose to spite our face.

> Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 20:50:49 -0700
> From: cory8570@yahoo.com
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Oil spill - solutions?
>
> I'm checking with a friend of mine who creates microbe formulas to see if
> he has one for this problem. Some microbes do eat oil, just need to assess
> the entire process and all waste products, consequences, etc. Tailored,
> cultured microbes might be best for this job. Anybody know of any other
> organizations that might be able to handle that? Application will
> definitely be something to solve.
>
> Cory
>
> --- On Sun, 5/2/10, Lawrence F. London, Jr. <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Lawrence F. London, Jr. <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] Oil spill - solutions?
> > To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 8:05 PM
> > Cory Brennan wrote:
> > > Interested to hear people's input on permaculture
> > solutions for the Gulf oil spill. It's a real real
> > mess!
> >
> > The dispersant is said to be as polluting as the crude
> > oil.
> >
> > Possible solutions:
> >
> > Massive amounts of activated compost tea dropped onto the
> > coastline and
> > marshland from the types of planes used for fighting forest
> > fires.
> >
> > Large ships with open compartments could be used for
> > brewing the ACT
> > then delivering it to the coast, spraying it over land with
> > large fire
> > hoses. There are microbes that will eat the oil.
> > Kevin Topek: you mentioned this technology some time in the
> > past.
> >
> > A combination of clean tanker ships and firefighting boats
> > could deliver
> > the ACT to the beaches and marshes. It would take time to
> > make the ACT
> > but the raw materials are readily accessable and the
> > technology is
> > adequately developed. It could be used as soon as the
> > beneficial microbe
> > count has peaked. It would be better to use it later than
> > not at all.
> > This is just a thought; I do not know if this solution is
> > practical or not.
> >
> > Put the equipment together
> > Find the starter material
> > Add the raw ingredients
> > Let it brew
> > Load into delivery equipment and apply
> >
> > Get Paul Stamets involved to see if a fungal purification
> > system can be
> > used to degrade the oil.
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