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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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dwgt.net Champion Author Nevada Posts:10,799 Points:1,890,135 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 11:18:48 PM Ignore dwgt.net Report Abuse Methane is almost everywhere.
fordmexico Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,577 Points:139,905 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:45:45 PM Ignore fordmexico Report Abuse A lot of farms with livestock have methane generators.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,674 Points:687,625 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 9:35:12 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:2,609 Points:500,220 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 9:19:40 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:1,192 Points:335,495 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 11:58:52 AM Ignore antur Report Abuse Funny, but nothing else.
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:2,927 Points:1,043,505 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 4:49:22 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse ok
spiderjay Champion Author Little Rock Posts:2,100 Points:505,130 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 2:28:08 AM Ignore spiderjay Report Abuse sorta like MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDER DOME bardertown ran only on pig manure
richnc Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:272 Points:156,495 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 12:38:19 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:2,162 Points:364,685 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 9:18:19 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse They don't CAll CA the land of fruits and nuts for nothing!
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:6,754 Points:741,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 8:31:16 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:1,556 Points:61,330 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 8:28:17 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:5,599 Points:1,127,345 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 8:00:08 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.