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A woman who embodies the Spirit of Southern Arizona celebrated her 100th birthday on June 8th.

Toget together? >> no. it is just the math. people spend billions of dollars to see if there is an oil field. right. what we're trying to do is build the oil industry in reverse. >> reporter: he imagines the portland docks coming back to life, to capture carbon the way they once built ships it beat hitler. >> i don't care, like, you know, like as long as somebody wins this race, like, cool, right? i don't care who moves the most of it. >> reporter: he's thrilled to see competition like beth zoeller among the silicon valley startups betting on big kelp. if you end up being the henry ford of car...

>> if you end up being the henry ford of carbon to seaweed, this is your model a, i guess. >> exactly, yes. this is gen 1. >> reporter: she envisionness massive seaweed farms anchored close to shore. they use wave energy to spin up nutrients and cold water from the deep. >> amanda and betting have two offers on the table for their seaweed based bacon company. >> reporter: before her crops are hauled and dumped another one of her companies will extract the plant protein and turn it into meat alternatives. >> i will do that deal. >> are we waiting for all the fish to go away? i've seen enough go...

>> reporter: right. >> i don't care who moves the most of it. >> reporter: he's thrilled to see competition like beth zoeloer betting on big kelp. >> if you end up being the henry ford of carbon seaweed, this is your model a? >> exactly. yes. this is, this is gen one. >> reporter: she envisions massive seaweed farms closer to shore. her team invented a whale safe scaffolding fed by up wellers that use wave energy oh spin up nutrients in cold water from the deep. >> amanda and beth have two offers on the table. >> reporter: before her crops a halled and dumped, another company will extract plan...

Ford died 85 years ago today, April 7, 1947.