actually the conversion of aniaml fats following slaughter does disgust me. Probably because I am a veggie. =)
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Steve Spence wrote: > why is converting manure to methane gas gross? We used to do it my > farming > days. It's healthier than spreading the liquid stuff on the fields. You > spread the dry stuff leftover and plow it under for fertilizer. > > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter > & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: > http://www.green-trust.org > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Slayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "biofuels-biz" <biofuels-biz@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:56 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuels-biz] Smithfield to Convert Hog Waste Into Fuel > > > > That's just gross. :( sustainable my arse. > > > > On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Steve Spence wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Smithfield to Convert Hog Waste Into Fuel > > > By REUTERS > > > > > > > > > HICAGO, Feb. 21 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc., the pork producer, > > > said today that it would build a $20 million site in Utah that would > use > > > waste from 500,000 hogs to make biodiesel, a renewable fuel for > vehicles. > > > > > > Biodiesel can be made from any fat including vegetable oil and used > > > cooking oil. About 15 million gallons were used in the United States > last > > > year. > > > > > > Smithfield said it would be the major partner in BEST BioFuel, a > > > partnership that will build the plant at Smithfield-owned swine > > > production sites near Milford, Utah. > > > > > > "Livestock waste can be a source of clean, renewable vehicle fuel," > said > > > Robert F. Urell, a Smithfield senior vice president. > > > > > > Construction is scheduled to start in April on the new site, pending > > > final approval of a conditional use permit and a permit from the Utah > > > Department of Environmental Quality. > > > > > > Smithfield's Utah swine operation produces about one million market > hogs > > > a year, and the biodiesel project will use the waste from about half > of > > > those hogs, the company said. > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve Spence > > > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter > > > & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: > > > http://www.green-trust.org > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > Biofuel at WebConX > > > http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > > > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel at WebConX > > http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Biofuel at WebConX > http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> New Yahoo! Mail Plus. More flexibility. More control. More power. Get POP access, more storage, more filters, and more. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Hcb0iA/P.iFAA/46VHAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
