I’d like to know what the effect is of burning methane too, but my understanding is that we’re actually reducing the amount of greenhouse gases by capturing it and burning it. The garbage would produce methane anyway, and burning it reduces the amount in the ozone. I could be wrong though, so if anyone knows, please contact me.

Two points about methane though — it’s still cleaner than petroleum and domestic supplies can remain and be used domestically (not so of oil, because it’s traded worldwide as a commodity – no matter what the Republicans are telling us).

I think T. Boone Pickens is right when he says natural gas is an excellent transitional fuel for America’s transition to 100 percent clean energy.

I’d like to know what the effect is of burning methane too, but my understanding is that we’re actually reducing the amount of greenhouse gases by capturing it and burning it. The garbage would produce methane anyway, and burning it reduces the amount in the ozone. I could be wrong though, so if anyone knows, please contact me.

Two points about methane though — it’s still cleaner than petroleum and domestic supplies can remain and be used domestically (not so of oil, because it’s traded worldwide as a commodity – no matter what the Republicans are telling us).

I think T. Boone Pickens is right when he says natural gas is an excellent transitional fuel for America’s transition to 100 percent clean energy.

Also you need to understand it is NOT illegal to run a vehicle on methane. In fact Honda has a version of the Civic (Civic GX) that is sold in a few states in the US already that is powered by natural gas (California is one of the ones that has them readily available). In Utah there are a lot of vehicles being converted due to having the lowest natural gas prices in the nation. As long as its done by a certified installer its legal. Kits are also available over the internet and are not expensive. If its illegal then its a state law not a national one.

It is not likely that this technology will become available for private home owners. A single household does not generate enough meathane to be worth it. In addition the only people that would even be in a position to do it would be those on a septic system and not city sewers. Probably wouldn’t be that hard to create a kit for septic owners to do this and it would be cheap. (Think garden hose and air pump. Any engine can burn it when pressurized. Mythbusters proved it.) The technology does exist and is common in third world countries and even in many US dairy farms. Most systems require about 5 cows worth of output to create enough methane to do much with. I have seen commercial dairies with hundreds of cows producing 80% of their power off their cow manure.

Also you need to understand it is NOT illegal to run a vehicle on methane. In fact Honda has a version of the Civic (Civic GX) that is sold in a few states in the US already that is powered by natural gas (California is one of the ones that has them readily available). In Utah there are a lot of vehicles being converted due to having the lowest natural gas prices in the nation. As long as its done by a certified installer its legal. Kits are also available over the internet and are not expensive. If its illegal then its a state law not a national one.

It is not likely that this technology will become available for private home owners. A single household does not generate enough meathane to be worth it. In addition the only people that would even be in a position to do it would be those on a septic system and not city sewers. Probably wouldn’t be that hard to create a kit for septic owners to do this and it would be cheap. (Think garden hose and air pump. Any engine can burn it when pressurized. Mythbusters proved it.) The technology does exist and is common in third world countries and even in many US dairy farms. Most systems require about 5 cows worth of output to create enough methane to do much with. I have seen commercial dairies with hundreds of cows producing 80% of their power off their cow manure.