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Dairy Digesters Promise to Cut Methane — Unfortunately, They Might Be an Inefficient Band-Aid

Marlena Williams

March 07, 2024 |

Sentient Media |

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Response Location: United States, California

Dairy digesters are oxygen-free systems that break down organic material like manure and turn methane into “biogas,” which can be used to generate electricity or processed into transportation fuel. Once heralded and championed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture as one of the most cost-effective emissions reductions programs, new research shows the real cost is up to 17-times more than what state and industry officials have publicly claimed.

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