I recently learned that oil is mostly composed of algae and phytoplankton capturing carbon out the atmosphere thousands of years ago. Later the organisms fall to the bottom of the ocean and through time turn into crude hydrocarbons. So why do we not attempt to create the same crude oil by using alge with waste water from water processing plants?
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Yes, if we use it very slowly, it will naturally be recreated.
Doing it ourselves is possible, too, and would be considered a form of biofuel. We have some fairly cheap biofuel options on the table already though – ones simpler to make.
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