[SustainableTompkins] the power of cows

[Thomas Shelley]

Dear list members--From the recent issue of The Scout Report.   Tom

The Scout Report



Volume 12, Number 44

November 3, 2006

In The News

To reduce its carbon emissions, a Vermont college draws on the power of cows

College taps the power of cow manure
<http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/31/cow.power.ap/>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/31/cow.power.ap/ 


Green Mountain Becomes First Campus Powered by Vermont Dairy Cows
<http://www.greenmtn.edu/gmcjournal/pop_102306_cow_power.asp>http://www.greenmtn.edu/gmcjournal/pop_102306_cow_power.asp

Local farm leading way for green power
<http://www.addisonindependent.com/?q=node/295>http://www.addisonindependent.com/?q=node/295

CVPS Cow Power [Macromedia Flash Player]
<http://www.cvps.com/cowpower/Cow%20Power%20home.html>http://www.cvps.com/cowpower/Cow%20Power%20home.html

The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy
<http://www.ashdenawards.org/>http://www.ashdenawards.org/

Vermont is a state that is known for its passion in developing alternative 
farming methods and independence in its political thought. Now it can lay 
claim to another important recent development in its long history. As of 
this week, Green Mountain College in the town of Poultney is believed to be 
the first college in the United States that will be powered by cows. To be 
accurate, however, it should be noted that the energy that will be shipped 
to Green Mountain via the Central Vermont Public Service's "Cow Power" 
program. Power will be created from burning biogas created from cow manure. 
Initially, the college will derive approximately fifty percent of its 
energy needs for the main campus from this new energy source. It is 
estimated that this will allow the college to reduce its carbon emissions 
by approximately 3500 metric tons per year. There's a great deal of 
interest in this program, and the school's provost, Bill Throop recently 
commented that "We want our students learning how to support sustainable 
communities right here in Vermont and this helps us lead by example." [KMG]

The first link will take visitors to a CNN news article on this recent 
development in creating a sustainable energy source on the campus of Green 
Mountain College. Moving along, the second link leads to a press release 
from the Green Mountain College Journal which provides some nice details on 
this new initiative. The third link leads to an article from this Monday's 
Addison Independent, which reports on the efforts of the Foster Brothers 
Farm in Middlebury, Vermont to create a new company that will allow them to 
sell electricity produced, on farms across the United States. The fourth 
link will take users to a very fun and informative site provided by the 
Central Vermont Public Service which explains the niceties of their "Cow 
Power" program, and also includes a great segment on "How Energy Happens". 
The last and final link leads to the homepage of The Ashden Awards for 
Sustainable Energy. Here, visitors can learn about these rather interesting 
awards, which honor organizations that have made commitments to developing 
practical sustainable energy technologies. [KMG]
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