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Power Up With Leftovers

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http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/quest/2010/01/2010-01-11-quest.mp3

Americans throw away a staggering 31 million tons of food each year. As those scraps decompose they create methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - that could be harnessed to light our homes one day. As Tara Siler reports, a wastewater treatment plant in the Bay Area is leading the way.

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