Farting Cows to Gain Share of Gas Market and Save NY Drinking Water

NY State cows are moving in to take their share of the green energy market and save NY drinking water from natural gas drilling contamination.

Working their way through the recruitment process as we speak, those hired will provide sustainable manure-derived methane bio-gas to NY State homes. Along with other alternative energies, the bio-gas could reduce the need for unsafe natural gas drilling (or hydrofacking) which is dangerous to our drinking water supplies.

The statewide recruitment drive began this fall at NY State's Dairy Power Summit. And while initial goals are modest, by 2020 the cows hope to produce enough methane to power about 30,000 homes. Working with GE, they hope to transform their farms into the central feature of hundreds of bio-energy communities across the state. They'll have to fart a lot!

Given all this hiring, I'm wondering if we can add these beasts to our jobs numbers - it could be a win-win!

Photo: Cow on Flickr by JelleS under Creative Commons License