Imagine a vat of liquid cow manure covering the area of five football fields and 33 feet deep. Meet California’s most alternative new energy. On a dairy farm in the Golden State’s agricultural heartland, utility PG&E Corp beganย producing natural gas derived from manure, in what it hopes will be a new way to power homes with renewable, if not entirely clean, energy. ย
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giantโs promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Nearly two thirds of countryโs pig and poultry farms leach polluting manure into lough that supplies half the region's drinking water, according to latest research.
Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
The Reform leader is set to trigger a by-election in his seat.
