From: "Clinton, J. Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:07:16 -0500
One amusing fact is that methane is the same gas that comes out of our backsides after certain meals. One could solve the worlds energy needs if they could develop a way of harvesting this inexhaustable source of fuel! There have been systems designed to generate and capture methane as a fuel from renewable sources. I vaguely recall a system involving a vegetable garden, pigs, and a fish pond which would theoretically capture enough methane for one family's cooking and maybe a lamp, while also providing a balanced diet for that family. The idea was to give subsistance farm families an alternative to burning wood for fuel. I don't know if it ever caught on. I've never heard of a plausible plan to provide renewable methane on the scale of, say, PGW. Oh, methane is also a greenhouse gas. In Australia and New Zealand, the primary source of greenhouse gases are cattle and sheep, not SUVs and factories. Or so I've been told. --- Chip ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
