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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread

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To: LindyBill who wrote (10314)3/11/2007 4:20:49 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) of 36917
 
Now there's one more dot to connect. They need to mine the methane, convert it into electricity. Still produces carbon, but a lot less than using coal or oil.

New Ethanol Plants to Be Fueled by COW Manure
Scott Norris
for National Geographic News

August 18, 2006
While a cheap alternative to gasoline may be pie in the sky, ethanol producers in cattle country will soon be reaping the energy rewards of pies on the ground.

Ethanol production plants fueled by COW manure are under construction in Hereford, Texas, and Mead, Nebraska.

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