Dexter+-+Biodegesters+(Poop)

__Inherency__ 1) Organic Waste Makes up 2/3 of the solid waste stream EPA (environmental protection agency) 07 Organic materials accessed 9/7/08 [|__www.epa.gov/epaoswer/nonhw/ organics/index.htm__] In 2005…..disposal facilities  2) Instead of using this waste as a form of energy we view it as the abject-this hatred of waste is rooted in a hatred of ourselves Laporte 2000 (Dominique, psychoanalyst, history of shit, the MIT press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. xx) Everything is…..to transmutation 3) Our failure to reflect and reuse our waste is causing a direct impact on human life Ellen Szarleta 03 professor of IUN environmental studies Landfills in Northwest Indiana accessed 7/10/08 [|__www.iun.edu/-environw/ landfills.html__] Landfills present…..waste landfills  4) Society is afraid of poop and this fear is rooted in the notion of identification through division-we dissociate ourselves from poopers just like the early victorians did in an effort to make ourselves feel superior Amanda Rotando, MA in Media Studies, PhD student in Communications, 23 May 2008 Poop Report “The Toilet Paper: Burke, Bahtkin and the Rhetoric of Poop” [|__www.poopreport.com/Academic/ the_toilet_paper.html 7/8/08__] To fully….that is poop. 5) Here’s the good news! Manure based biogas technology is powerful. We just need more research and development Daniel Zitomer and Prasoon Adhikari, biocycle writhers, September 2005. “Extra methane production from municipal anaerobic digesters” accessed 7/8/08  A full-scale….are recommended  __Plan Text__  The United States federal government should substantially increase the number of biodigestion facilities and provide all energy companies that create these facilities with tax credits. Ask and we will clarify .  __Production Machine__  1) The sense of taboo surrounding poop began during the Victorian era-the upper class had access to technology to “cover up” defecation separating them from the lower class. This caused pooping to be viewed as a crime committed by lower-class animals. Amanda Rotando, MA in Media Studies, PhD student in Communications, 23 May 2008 Poop Report “The Toilet Paper: Burke, Bahtkin and the Rhetoric of Poop” [|__www.poopreport.com/Academic/ the_toilet_paper.html 7/8/08__] A lasting….non-flush-poopers 2) The rich person associates the poor with the vile-with waste. The poor person associates the rich person with corruption-with waste. This elitist mindset unites the poor in a racist hatred. Racism becomes a substitute for the hatred between classes Laporte 2000 (Dominique, psychoanalyst, history of shit, the MIT press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. xx)  Since the…..divine hand  3) The concept that our waste is disgusting and superfluous is the same notion upon which elitism domination is allowed to thrive. Marisol Cortez. Sociology professor at UC Davis, 2002. The poop report. “scatology: an etiology, a primer (or is it a Coincidence that “Theses: Rhymes with “Feces”?) [|__www.poopreport.com/academic/ content/scatology.html 7/8/08__] Speaking in…..flushability 4) This is dehumanizing and dehumanization is the biggest impact Berube 97 (david. Professor. English. University of south Carolina. “nanotechnological prolongevity: the down side. 97. [|__www.cas.sc.edu/engl/faculty/ berube/prolong.htm__] Assuming we…..powerful weapon. 5) Supremacy and domination attempt to silence the voices that are acts of resistance. bell hooks 89 (bell hooks, feminist author/teacher & Distinguished Professor of English @ City College, __Talking Back, thinking feminist, thinking black__ pg 16-17)  Speaking out….at risk.  6) Overflowing waste gets pushed off on poor communities causing serious repercussions. Baker, Modeling Industrial Thresholds, Cultronix 1, Fall 1994 [|__http://eserver.org/cultronix/ baker__] In North America….environmental costs. 7) The production of waste is the production of boundaries Baker, Modeling Industrial Thresholds, Cultronix 1, Fall 1994 [|__http://eserver.org/cultronix/ baker__] To return…..into the sea  __Global Warming__  Hendricks and Inslee 07 Bracken, senior fellow with American progress, jay, representative from Washington, apollo’s, fire pg. 7  All of these…..warming science  Lynas 07. mark, environmental activist, educational focus on politics and history, six degrees, pg 236-237  A drastic….global warming
 * 1) 100% of scientific peer-reviewed journals agree that warming is real and human-induced
 * 1) Warming will kill billions and risk extinction

3) Biodigesters reduce green house gasses by trapping them and burning them off in a less harmful way Allison Hatchett, BA candidate at William & Mary, BA in psychology and cognitive studies, spring 05. “Note: bovines and global warming: how the cows are heating things up and what can be done to cool them down”  In addition…..the atmosphere  4) By reducing air pollutants that contribute to global warming and providing energy, methane digesters provide twice the benefits to the environment Sarah Beth Lardie, biocycle writer, August 02. Biocycle “California turns to dairies for energy” 7/8/08 California….construction 5) Biodigestors have a huge effect on emissions Oliver, 08 (Rachel. Staffwriter. Cnn.com “Animal waste: future energy or just hot air?” jan 8 2008. [|eidition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/ asiapcf/01/07/eco.about. manure/index.html] Biodigestors use…..a year 6) Climate Change collapse development efforts and poverty reduction Adam Steiner, 07-08 administrator executive director UN development programme UN Environment programme, fighting climate change: human solidarity in a divided world, [|__http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/ hdr_20072008_en_complete.pdf__] In reality….extreme poverty  7) Climate Change threatens human rights German advisory council on global change, 08 climate change as a security risk, [|__www.wbgu.de/wbgu_jg2007_engl. pdf__] Climate change….global 8) Survival at the cost of human degradation is worthless Daniel Callahan, moral philosopher, Hastings Institute, The Tyrrany of survival, 1973 pg. 93  To put….outright extinction.  __Solvency__  1) Success in individual communities proves that human fecal matter is a usable form of alternative energy-and it’s beneficial Michael Hendrikson, professor at Portland State University, 08. “biomass energy: a source for energy independence” web.c/[|ecs.pdx.edu/~lusianan/ Biomass%20Energy%] In the city….right direction 2) as methane gains incentives, more businesses will invest in this environmentally friendly form of energy Ryan Stanton, staff writer at the bay city times, feb 08. “methane from landfills seen as a viable renewable source of energy” [|milive.com/watershedwatch/ 2008/02/methane_from_ landfills_seen_as.html] 7/9/08  Get a whiff….in the future

Logan, doctor of penn state_microbial research, 07. [|__www.engr.psu.edu/ce/enve/mfc_ Logan_files/mfc.htm__] Microbial cells….wastewater 4) We must take all steps to use our poop. The plans use of our “waste” makes waste useful-everything and everyone would be useful, a fecal utopia Marisol Cortez. Sociology professor at UC Davis, 2002. The poop report. “scatology: an etiology, a primer (or is it a Coincidence that “Theses: Rhymes with “Feces”?) [|__www.poopreport.com/academic/ content/scatology.html 7/8/08__] It’s useful….be useful  5)We really aren’t kidding. Changing society’s view of poop is paramount. The status quo view of poo as a contaminating agent justifies viewing groups of people as contamination. The same logic we use to define poop was used by Hitler to justify the “cleaning up” of Jews during the holocaust. Amanda Rotando, MA in Media Studies, PhD student in Communications, 23 May 2008 Poop Report “The Toilet Paper: Burke, Bahtkin and the Rhetoric of Poop” [|__www.poopreport.com/Academic/ the_toilet_paper.html 7/8/08__] Poop also….and hidden. 6) Your ballot has power. It is possible to change society’s conception of waste. The more poop is represented not only as a human “waste” product, but as a normal part of the digestion process experience by everyone, the more likely it is to become acceptable Amanda Rotando, MA in Media Studies, PhD student in Communications, 23 May 2008 Poop Report “The Toilet Paper: Burke, Bahtkin and the Rhetoric of Poop” [|__www.poopreport.com/Academic/ the_toilet_paper.html 7/8/08__] One interesting….new forum  7) Don’t be afraid to laugh at poo in this round. Laughter is the first step towards breaking down the abject Orion, intellectual thinker and activist 07, political fecology in practice accessed 7/8/08 [|__www.poopreport.com/academic/ political_fecology_in_ practice.html__] I sat next….to sophistication.
 * 1) Microbial fuel cells are an effective form of renewable energy that are comprised of waste materials