The Power of Pigs
Pigs have been getting a lot of bad press lately, what with the swine flu and all. So it was nice to come across this National Geographic News video that puts pigs in a much better light.
With a catchy title, “pig poop helps power Netherlands“, the video looks at how some Netherlands farms are turning methane-rich pig excrement into electricity. According to one farm manager, the bodily waste of his 2,700 pigs produces about 5000 mega watts of electricity a year. That’s way more than the …
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