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California Won't Take Any More Crap from OPEC

By Ross Gelbspan
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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 began 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.  

By Ross Gelbspan

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