[sionnsar]

Joule Unlimited has invented a genetically-engineered organism that it says simply secretes diesel fuel or ethanol wherever it finds sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.

Great. IF this were to be true, just think of the environmental damage when the organism gets loose.

[Eleutheria5]

Enh. You’ve watched too many disaster movies from the ‘70s. If it gets loose, you develop a very aggressive strain of bacteria that eats the diesel-secreting little buggers, set it loose in the area of outbreak, and that’s that. If it were a ‘70s disaster flick, of course, the bacteria would be super smart, and wage war against humans. But really, bacteria is rather stupid, and only knows how to eat, excrete, and reproduce.

[azhenfud]

"Great. IF this were to be true, just think of the environmental damage when the organism gets loose."

Eh - it's already a naturally occurring bacteria. It hasn't done irreparable damage in its natural state.