Monday, January 03, 2005
Pig Poop Power Pact
What does powering Tokyo's Ginza have to do with pig manure? Plenty! By working out a deal with a pork producer in Chile who has managed to reduce or eliminate methane fumes from the poop of its pigs, Japan's power plants will be able to release extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere--one puts out less, so the other can put out more. It's the perfect deal: the pork people make a bundle, and the Japanese power companies can crank out more juice. The only losers are the rest of the world, what with the pesky issue of global warming.
