Monday, August 16, 2010

'Poo-powered' Volkswagen astounds world+dog

Gov-funded Dung Beetle runs on turds of seventy homes
Updated The UK and green media is alive with reports of a "poo powered" car, dubbed the "Bio-Bug", developed to encourage sustainable motoring. But what's the real story?
The GENeco Bio-Bug CNG fuelled Beetle. Credit: Wessex Water

"On first hearing of the Bio-Bug, some people will smile, and some people will go ‘yuck’!," comments former Friends of the Earth chief and Labour government eco-maven Jonathan Porritt*.
"Either way, what I hope they realise is that this is exactly the kind of innovation we now need for a more sustainable world – and those directly involved should be proud they’re making a small but significant contribution to it everyday!"