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wilebill
10-25-2006, 12:28 AM
Alternate energy ... from chickens? (http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/NEWS01/610240319)

As if it weren't bad enough that there are numerous chicken plants which includes the rendering plant - the smelliest thing next to David Wynn's plan to rid Hattiesburg of crime - but now they're opening a plant which turns chicken farts into energy.

We've known for a long time that smelly chicken stuff can create energy - I always run as fast as I can whenever I go into Collins and the wind is blowing the wrong way. But now they're wanting to turn 2.2 billion pounds of chicken crap created in MS every year into energy. Now if they'd work on the 17 squillion pounds of bull crap generated by the MS legislature every year, they could really make some progress on turning waste into something useful.

Speaking of useless piles of crap, I've heard that Chief Wynn may be applying for the job of production manager since he's got so much experience at generating the type of raw material they're looking for. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

OGRepub
10-25-2006, 06:44 AM
If memory serves me correctly, a group of investors bought land and attempted to do this between Poplarville and Lumberton several years ago. After a long series of town meetings and objection from the public, they chickened out.:smt082 The citizens were concerned about the smell.

Conveyor Belt
10-25-2006, 06:53 AM
Are we, the citizens of MS, funding this in any way???

nooskye
10-25-2006, 08:21 AM
What would their responsibilities be as far as air quality is concerned? I mean through the emissions (sp?) from the plant? ... Clean Air Act?

Derrick B
10-25-2006, 12:12 PM
Are we, the citizens of MS, funding this in any way???
I believe I saw on the news last night that whoever is heading up the project, started out with a $500.000 grant from the state or federal governrment. I could stand the smell, if it makes Mississippi the Oil (poop) Tycoons of the future.