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Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at ...
Hartford Courant

CT farms generate tons of manure each year (really). Here’s what happens to some of it.

Manure is big business for Connecticut farms, and the 10 biggest farms in the state generate a lot of manure. Under the Clean Water Act, those farms need a permit to discharge effluents “into the ...
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Converting cow manure to fuel grows climate solution, but critics say also presents risks

PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at ...
AOL

Producing power from cow poop: A Florida dairy aims to reduce climate impact of cattle

At barn No. 5 at the Larson Dairy farm just north of Lake Okeechobee, a line of cows pump out milk bound for grocery stores shelves and family refrigerators across Florida. Being cows, they are also ...
ExtremeTech

Dairy Farmers Turn Cow Manure Into Energy

Manure is often used as fertilizer, but what if it could pick up a second application before heading to the fields? A dairy farm in New England is experimenting with turning tons of cow manure into ...
The North Bay Business Journal

California weighs ending climate credits for cow poop

California weighs ending climate credits for cow poop The California Air Resources Board is planning to overhaul its fuel standard. Holstein cows at the Airoso Dairy near Pixley. The farm is one of ...
Los Angeles Times

Why some people think California’s cow manure methane plan stinks

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa. Meanwhile, close to their ...
Science Daily

Feat of 'dung-gineering' turns cow manure into one of world's most used materials

A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them into manufacturing-grade cellulose, currently used to make everything from surgical masks to food packaging, has been ...
Mansfield News Journal

A Stroll Through the Garden: Old farm yard soil can do wonders

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...
KQED

Fuel From Cow Manure Is a Growing Climate Solution, but Critics Say Communities Put at Risk

The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California’s farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at home to counter the ...