Puppy Power!

Matthew Mazzotta's project, Park Spark is quite ingenious. At a Cambridge Mass. dog park the dog owners, when picking up their doggies' poo, are asked to deposit the um..deposit in a yellow tank on site. Methane gas extracted from the animal droppings by the two tank set up is then used to fuel a gas street lamp in the park. Pretty nifty, talk about making a silk purse out of a sows ear.

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 22, 2010
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i like this! but they refer to methane as an odorless gas in the article, but methane from this sorce is anythin byt! PU :shut:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/22/10 at 01:16 PM

yes, thank you ods, i was being fasciteous sweeetie. no toungue in cheek emoticon. 😊

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/22/10 at 02:10 PM

yeah, 'going green': 'what can brown do for you' is taken unfortunately! :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/22/10 at 06:01 PM

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