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Your House Might be Powered by Pooches. Rather than let pet dung go to waste, experts explore its energy potential

February 21, 2006 /

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In the future, we might be heating our houses with dog poop.

As San Francisco, Oakland and other Bay Area cities strive to reach self-imposed goals of keeping every bit of trash out of landfills by 2020, even animal waste is being scrutinized to see how it might be reused or recycled.

And so San Francisco has become the first city in the country to consider turning Fido’s droppings into methane, which can heat homes, cook meals and generate electricity.

Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer

(Many thanks to Alexis Volkerts for passing this along. Russ)

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