[harpseal]

Completion of the plants to produce refined pertroleum prducts from garbage including recycled tires is not that far off.

[El Laton Caliente]

There is a pilot plant going into production in the next couple of months. It is hooked to a turkey processing plant in the mid-west somewhere. They did an interview with one of the principles on FOX about ten days ago. I think it will be operating at something like 700 barrels per day and they can market the oil for $20/barrel.

[paladinkc]

It is even closer than you think, it is actually happening, check this out:
http://www.discover.com/may_03/gthere.html?article=featoil.html