the good kind of bull****...
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the good kind of bull****...
this one gave me a chuckle... because of well, you know, the talking of me and Bull... source: http://global-warming.accuweather.com/
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
101 Uses for Recycled Manure
Okay, maybe not 101. But did you know that fiber from processed and sterilized cow manure could take the place of sawdust in fiberboard? It's true, thanks to researchers at Michigan State University. Once the manure is processed, it no longer smells.
What does this have to do with global warming? We know there are a lot of cows on the Earth, and that no matter what PETA says, the world is unlikely to go vegan any time soon. Those cattle produce more greenhouse gases than the transport sector. Farms have become so heavily populated with cattle that farmers are beginning to have a hard time disposing of the animal waste. Some large livestock operations are now installing expensive manure treatment systems known as anaerobic digesters, and one of the things they do is to capture the methane gas from the manure and use it to generate electricity.
The leftover solids can be used for things like potting soil and animal bedding, and now perhaps for fiberboard. The quality of the fiberboard produced seems to match or even beat the quality of wood-based fiberboard. The question is, will consumers be willing to buy a product that's made from animal waste?
Here is some additional information about the use of recovered methane as an energy source.
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
101 Uses for Recycled Manure
Okay, maybe not 101. But did you know that fiber from processed and sterilized cow manure could take the place of sawdust in fiberboard? It's true, thanks to researchers at Michigan State University. Once the manure is processed, it no longer smells.
What does this have to do with global warming? We know there are a lot of cows on the Earth, and that no matter what PETA says, the world is unlikely to go vegan any time soon. Those cattle produce more greenhouse gases than the transport sector. Farms have become so heavily populated with cattle that farmers are beginning to have a hard time disposing of the animal waste. Some large livestock operations are now installing expensive manure treatment systems known as anaerobic digesters, and one of the things they do is to capture the methane gas from the manure and use it to generate electricity.
The leftover solids can be used for things like potting soil and animal bedding, and now perhaps for fiberboard. The quality of the fiberboard produced seems to match or even beat the quality of wood-based fiberboard. The question is, will consumers be willing to buy a product that's made from animal waste?
Here is some additional information about the use of recovered methane as an energy source.
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Posted by Laura Hannon at 1:26 PM
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