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Turning human waste into energy

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Thanks to rapidly advancing “digester” technologies, it’s possible to extract and refine natural gas from the methane in human and animal waste, generating power rather than polluting greenhouse gases.

Watch this video and learn more about this “green” technology

Turning human waste into “green” energy

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