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European Farmers Turn to Biogas Plants


European governments are transforming the practice of turning manure into energy from a fringe technology into a tool for slashing greenhouse gases and boosting energy supplies.










To explain the crux of government, British philosopher and politician Francis Bacon (1561-1626) likened money to manure and said it is only useful when it is spread widely. But this time, what crop will grow after manuring? The amount is a staggering 2 trillion yen. If the policy proves barren, the government would be unable to look Bacon in the eye.






Here, in honor of Labor Day, T. C. Boyle and Jim Shepard present stories of factory work.



Labor Days
Detail from Jean-François Millet, Peasant Spreading Manure, 1855, oil on canvas.
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guano, dung

Peru Guards Its Guano as Demand Soars Again

By SIMON ROMERO

Published: May 30, 2008

ISLA DE ASIA, Peru — The worldwide boom in commodities has come to this: Even guano, the bird dung that was the focus of an imperialist scramble on the high seas in the 19th century, is in strong demand once again.

guano

(gwä'nō) pronunciation

n., pl. -nos.

A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves and used as fertilizer.

Any of various similar substances, such as a fertilizer prepared from ground fish parts.

[Spanish, from Quechua huanu, dung.]

dung noun [U]

solid excrement from animals, especially cattle and horses; manure

manure Show phonetics

noun [U]

excrement from animals, especially horses, which is spread on the land in order to make plants grow well







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not look sb in the eye/face

If you cannot look someone in the eye/face, you are too ashamed to look at them directly and speak truthfully to them.