Biofuel from Sewage


	Biofuel from Sewage

countryboylife

10-13-2009 7:46 AM

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10-22-2009 1:44 PM

lollipop10

using sewage goes back how many years? and they're just figuring this out?

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In recent years, sewage sludge has been mined for electricity, fertilizer, fish food, and gasoline. Now two companies have partnered up to turn sewage into ethanol. 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