Power of Poop

MY AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD COSMO can perform a fairly non-electrifying array of dog tricks. He can sit; he can shake; and he will fetch tennis balls until he has completely and utterly worn himself out. However, if Cosmo and I decide to move to San Francisco in a few years, he might be able to do something really cool: help generate electricity. It was recently announced that the city has asked locally based Norcal Waste Systems, whose subsidiaries provide collection and recycling services throughout San Francisco, to begin a project that will explore the power-generating possibilities of dog dung. ...

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