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Harvesting gas from the dairy air

Marketplace -- A California utility is aggressively developing power sources cleaner than coal -- natural gas, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar ... and now even cow manure. But Pacific Gas & Electric isn't turning green totally on its own. It's the law

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Submitted Nov 18, 2009 By: BurntOrange

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EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:11,694 Points:2,057,210 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 12:18:48 AM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse Methane is almost everywhere.
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,137 Points:180,425 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 11:45:45 PM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse A lot of farms with livestock have methane generators.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:4,544 Points:854,760 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:35:12 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse yesterday it was sugar, and shrimp , with Coffee .Ok now we can drive down the road drinking coffee, with sugar, eating shrimp , and talking BS. Can it get any better? [Edited by: PathfinderSC at 11/19/2009 10:37:18 PM EST]
kelsielee Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,384 Points:662,425 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:19:40 PM Ignore kelsielee Report Abuse It is sad to think that the US will not be a leader in clean-energy technology - and will, in fact, probably be a laggard in that technologty.
antur Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,012 Points:496,820 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 12:58:52 PM Ignore antur Report Abuse Funny, but nothing else.
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:3,401 Points:1,201,770 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 5:49:22 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse ok
spiderjay Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,250 Points:580,205 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 3:28:08 AM Ignore spiderjay Report Abuse sorta like MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDER DOME bardertown ran only on pig manure
richnc Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:321 Points:173,000 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 1:38:19 AM Ignore richnc Report Abuse In the Westchester IL area about 25-30 years ago there was a land fill that was closed up - their was talk about getting methane gas off it but the "not in my back yard" prevented it. We talk about alternate energy, and we talk about it. The sad thing is that there are some low cost things we can DO, (drive slower) (turn off the lights that light the reflective road direction signs) but we don't do them. What a shame. Did I say we talk about it?
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,103 Points:528,585 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 10:18:19 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse They don't CAll CA the land of fruits and nuts for nothing!
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:8,047 Points:907,685 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 9:31:16 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse Isn't "Daily Air" French for hind end? that's one source of fuel; but a big logistics problem for all involved.
georgeo Champion Author California Posts:2,491 Points:101,385 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 9:28:17 PM Ignore georgeo Report Abuse With all the BS that congress puts out, we should be able to power half the nation with all that gas.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:6,431 Points:1,290,210 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 9:00:08 PM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse If they do not have the foresight and wisdom and sense of responsibilty to do it on their own, then make them.