Of course, this is nothing new to Industrial Ecologists: coal and oil are concentrated sunlight, just as "new bioenergy" is. However, if you look at coal and oil as biology instead of chemistry, interesting new ways of harvesting this energy could arise.
Juan Enriquez talks about this in a TED Talk. The presentation is very clear and the message is inspiring, especially from an industrial ecology perspective.
Go see/hear this video!
Juan Enriquez: Why can't we grow new energy? (19 minutes)
