Silky Smooth Bio-Gas
Thursday - Today, we observed some bio-gas projects. Largely re-attaching the hosing pipe from the tank to the house's cooking stove. The bio-gas projects are essentially methane chambers where food waste and manure (cow shit is the primary choice) is deposited with water. By using bio-gas, houses reduce the amount of wood needed to burn for their daily lives, which increases women's spare time - women are the primary gatherers of wood and tenders to fire. The bio-gas project also allows an accurate estimation of how much greenhouse gases are cut, by calculating how much wood is saved by using bio-gas, the Kyoto Protocol provides a cash-back scheme for the households. The bio-gas is also a non-explosive gas, providing increased safety in comparison traditional gas canisters. While there are many reasons that house's don't continue to use the bio-gas, some of the more 'natural' reasons are that the house does not have a cow or livestock - cow manure is worth ...
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