Dogs: The power to light up parks

How it looks

It's the most amazing story. It's called the Park Spark Project and it hails from Cambridge, Massachusetts. What does it do? Converts doggie waste to provide energy for real-time lighting. If that's not the most direct view of the power (literally) of recycled waste, it's hard to figure out what would qualify.

Artist Matthew Mazzotta's idea was put into action at a dog park in Cambridge. The idea? Pet owners simply scoop up Fido or Fifi's deposits and place them into an on-site methane digester, crank the handle and--presto--energy becomes available in the form of methane gas.

This has great prospects not only for community dogs parks but also any large-scale residential dog setting: Kennels, shelters...

Check out the Park Spark Project on Facebook, or on the Park Spark website:
http://parksparkproject.com

Ar right is a sketch that shows what goes on underneath the ground.

Maybe we can bring this up to our city/county officials?