A Danish company’s plans to turn cow manure into renewable energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin’s dairy country have tanked, at least for now. Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic ...

Anaerobic digesters capture methane from decomposing livestock manure. Here, pipes direct methane gas from an anaerobic digester for use in powering several electric generators Feb. 1, 2023, at the ...

Methane digesters are being promoted to reduce animal waste and create energy on farms, including CAFOS (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations). Sounds like a great idea, right? However, the real ...

Novilla RNG constructs manure digesters that have the appearance of grain bins to capture methane. This one is south of Sioux Center in western Iowa. (Courtesy of Novilla RNG) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

Rather than wait on the shaky timeline of offshore wind production, the state should invest in developing these digesters to reach its climate goals. Anaerobic digesters could help state cut methane ...

The last time Vermont’s sole natural gas utility sought to significantly expand its service area, it set off a firestorm. Vermont Gas Systems’ push to build a 41-mile pipeline to Middlebury fueled ...

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 ...

Dairy farms produce huge amounts of potent greenhouse gases. But now, scientists say these farms can slash their methane emissions by covering cow-poop ponds with a giant tarp. Scientists recorded an ...

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is over 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide when trapping heat over a 20-year period. It accelerates global warming much faster than CO2. In California, ...

RUPERT, IDAHO — Square holding pens and three long barns house nearly 6,400 cows at the Whitesides Dairy. Black-and-white heifers mill around in the pens, sticking their heads between bars to reach a ...