Energy and Global Warming News for May 20: From stench to search — could manure power Google? Kansas could have 30,000 green jobs by 2012

JR:  Gives new meaning to GIGO.  Your jokes are welcome!

"The average cow makes enough waste per day to power a 100-watt light bulb."

HP

One Moos and One Hums, but They Could Help Power Google

Hey diddle diddle. Guess what the cow has done this time?

America's dairy farmers could soon find themselves in the computer business, with the manure from their cows possibly powering the vast data centers of companies like Google and Microsoft. While not immediately intuitive, the idea plays on two trends...

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Published on May 20, 2010 07:19
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