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Salt Lake City Plan May Turn Sewer Waste To Energy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-outlet-stinks dept.

tuxd00d writes "The question goes something like this: How many toilet flushes does it take to power a light bulb? There's really no answer, but Salt Lake City is exploring a pilot project that would convert sewer waste into energy to run a heating and cooling system in a downtown building, city water department official Jeff Niermeyer said."

8 of 90 comments (clear)

  1. *bangs on radiator* by chowdy · · Score: 5, Funny

    This shitty heater never works!

  2. Turbines embeded in pipes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    When you flush the sh*t will really hit the fan...

  3. Power outage by gamer4Life · · Score: 4, Funny

    During a power outage, just feed tenants some food from Taco Bell.

  4. the shit doesn't hit the fan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    it makes the fan turn...

  5. Infantile Pun Warning by Radioheadhead · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does anyone else find it odd that a the story linked to appears in Whiznews?

  6. Energy from sewer waste? by Zaatxe · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about the "clean energy" idea?

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  7. WHIZNews? by tmh+-+The+Mad+Hacker · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does anyone else find it funny that an article on sewage is on an Ohio site called "Whiz News"?

  8. Great news for the fan! by jbarr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Instead of the sh** hitting the fan, it will run it!

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