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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Two Portland residents are suing NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, alleging the utility is putting customer money toward methane digester projects at industrial dairy farms without ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of California’s biggest sources of methane pollution — its massive dairy industry — operates almost entirely without ...

Last year, six hog farms in the state were the first to get funding from California’s program to offset its emissions from ...