Monday, August 31, 2009

Cow Power Electrifies Vermont


What is it about cows and Vermont that produces innovative processes and stellar businesses? Well Vermont has done it again!

Chewing cud and producing milk is only a minor role these cows play at the Green Mountain Dairy Farm. They also produce electricity. If you're conjuring images of cows walking on treadmills, erase those Ben-n-Jerry's cartoonish cows from your mind and think practical!
Think of the next precious excrement of these animals. Think manure!

Yes cow poop is used for producing electricity. Six dairy farms in Vermont are participating in a new process that uses cow poop to generate electricity for neighboring businesses.

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