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Norfolk Town's Schools First To Be Heated By Burning Cattle

Posted by samzenpus on from the burn-it-up dept.

A "trailblazing" Norfolk town has begun heating many of its buildings - including the schools - by burning oil made from melted-down cow and pig carcasses. The strategy is described as "equal or lower in carbon footprint than natural gas." Should schools have to offer vegetarian heating?

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  1. Re:Possibly... by mweather · · Score: 4, Informative

    Burning fat for heat is traditional. The Inuit have been doing it for millennia.