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Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires are betting on a bacteria that could change the way we grow food
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 513" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://peakoil.com/enviroment/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-other-billionaires-are-betting-on-a-bacteria-that-could-change-the-way-we-grow-food" target="_blank"><strong>Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires are betting on a bacteria that could change the way we grow food - Peak Oil</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Nitrogen-fixing bacteria may not sound like the most alluring topic, but it’s capturing the attention of the world’s most influential billionaires, who see it as a concrete way to help save the planet.</p><p></p><p>If the technology pans out, this long-dormant bacteria could alter the future of energy and agriculture by reducing environmental pollution, protecting the world’s marine ecosystem, lowering production costs for farmers, and conserving energy usage.</p><p></p><p>In September, a group of billionaire investors, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-breakthrough-energy-ventures-investments-2018-9" target="_blank"> set aside $1 billion</a> to invest in nine energy startups. The investments are part of a fund called <a href="http://www.b-t.energy/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Energy Ventures</a> (BEV), which provides companies with “patient capital,” or money that doesn’t require a return on investment for up to 20 years. This gives scientists and engineers time to refine their transformative energy technologies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 513, member: 1"] [URL='https://peakoil.com/enviroment/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-other-billionaires-are-betting-on-a-bacteria-that-could-change-the-way-we-grow-food'][B]Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires are betting on a bacteria that could change the way we grow food - Peak Oil[/B][/URL] Nitrogen-fixing bacteria may not sound like the most alluring topic, but it’s capturing the attention of the world’s most influential billionaires, who see it as a concrete way to help save the planet. If the technology pans out, this long-dormant bacteria could alter the future of energy and agriculture by reducing environmental pollution, protecting the world’s marine ecosystem, lowering production costs for farmers, and conserving energy usage. In September, a group of billionaire investors, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg, [URL='https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-breakthrough-energy-ventures-investments-2018-9'] set aside $1 billion[/URL] to invest in nine energy startups. The investments are part of a fund called [URL='http://www.b-t.energy/']Breakthrough Energy Ventures[/URL] (BEV), which provides companies with “patient capital,” or money that doesn’t require a return on investment for up to 20 years. This gives scientists and engineers time to refine their transformative energy technologies. [/QUOTE]
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