Oil that grows on trees

They say money doesn’t grow on trees. Not directly, anyway. But what if a substitute for oil, which we all know is expensive, grew on trees? Scientists are literally going to produce plastic that grows on trees, starting from a one-stop process that derives raw material for fuels and plastic from plants rather than crude oil.

This week, a look at oil that grows on trees.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. (Swiss-born psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, 1926 - 2004)

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Oil That Grows on Trees