Manure = electricity

Fuel cells powered by cow manure (Waterbury Rep-Am, by David A. Smith) made the front page of the paper. I believe this is the same type of scenario being used in Bosrah, CT. The idea is to generate electricity using manure. The main difference is the Bosrah farmers are using chickens instead of cows.

This is similar to an idea I've been quietly pushing here in Cheshire. Since our wastewater treatment plant uses (as the article mentions) an "anaerobic digester," we could install a fuel cell at our wastewater treatment plant and use our most "renewable" resource to generate electricity... perhaps enough to fully cover the annual $250,000 electric bill of the sewer plant.

But back to the article... as a state, we should be moving toward energy independence. Considering how geographically small and densely populated we are, true independence may be a pipe dream. But, as a state, we can do our part in moving America toward energy independence.

Tim White
State Representative nominee (R-89)
Bethany, Cheshire & Prospect
TimWhite98@yahoo.com