Reply #4: This is such a pack of lies

[LiberalEsto]

The major component of natural gas is methane. Many things that can burn natural gas can also run on methane. But the natural gas lobby does not want you to know this.

There's a whole industry being developed to tap methane from landfills and use it for energy. There are dairy farms in Europe where the methane released via cow flatulence is captured and burned to provide heat in the barns.

See: http://www.epa.gov/methane/

and this is from the http://pennstatebehrend.psu.edu/academic/science/degrees/biology/energyfieldtrips/methaneIndex.htm web site:

Farm Methane
Unless you have worked with large quantities of animal manure you probably do not appreciate the meaning of farm methane. Farm methane is a continuous source. “Animals make manure while the sun doesn't shine, the wind doesn't blow and when there is not enough rain” ((L.T. Goodlife Publishing Company, Inc. 2004). Methane digesters use anaerobic bacteria to decomposes the manure. The resulting methane is called biogas. Biogas can be burned in internal combustion engines that turn turbines that produce electricity. After the methane has been removed, the remaining organic material from the manure can be used as fertilizer. Farm methane is very beneficial because it captures methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Collecting this methane kills pathogens, reduces farm odors, reduces fly reproduction, kills weed seeds, improves manure manageability, and simultaneously produces domestic renewable energy (L.T. Goodlife Publishing Company, Inc. 2004).