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American troops are generating a lot of trash in Iraq. Now, the military is hoping to use some of it as a fuel source. The Associated Press reports that the Army is sending two 4-ton biomass refineries to the country. A ton of garbage can run one of the refineries for 20 hours, generating enough power to light a small village. Assuming the biomass machines actually work in the extreme heat and dust of Iraq, that should result in reduced need for diesel fuel to run conventional generators.