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The Algae Solutionnew

The San Francisco Bay may soon host a dramatic new environmental project that backers say could solve three problems at once: clean wastewater, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and produce biodiesel fuel.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Gabrielle Poccia  |  08-05-2009  |  Environment

Craptastrophe: Record Rainfall Creates a Dung Dilemma for Farmersnew

Northeastern Missouri is home to a large number of industrial hog farms, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 or more pigs are housed under one roof, and the millions of gallons of manure is stored onsite in uncovered manmade lagoons. The unrelenting rains haved caused the lagoons to fill to the brim.
Riverfront Times  |  Keegan Hamilton  |  07-11-2008  |  Food+Drink

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