Climate Progress in the News: Hydrogen and Turkey Poop

Being an an environmental pragmatist means making tough choices, choosing between alternative energy sources like hydrogen and turkey poop.

The Toronto Globe and Mail quotes us on the former:

When is the fuel-cell car going to be widely available? Car companies like Ford and General Motors say they could be ready to market fuel-cell vehicles by 2015, depending on the availability of fuelling stations. Expert panels have told the California and federal governments that target is optimistic. Hydrogen critics, like former U.S. Department of Energy official Joseph Romm, says: “Not in our lifetime.”

As for the Associated Press story quoting Climate Progress on turkey poop, that continues to be picked up by newspapers who recognize an important story when they see one — in New Mexico (“Turkey poop will power electric plant“) and in Canada (“Turkey coop waste will power first U.S. poultry litter electric plant“). Note the amusing lengths the ever-polite Canadians will go to avoid using the word “poop” in the headline.

And yes, Climate Progress believes that turkey crap is a better alternative energy source then hydrogen.