Friday, October 14, 2011

O'Malley to Fund Chicken $#!* Powerplants

State wants to buy energy from animal waste
Maryland wants to buy electricity generated from animal waste, the governor's office announced Thursday.

As part of the Clean Bay Power project, the state is requesting proposals from potential energy suppliers who have the ability to generate up to 10 megawatts of electricity from poultry litter or livestock droppings – or any other kind of animal waste, according to a statement from Gov. Martin O'Malley's office. Providers must also be directly connected to the regional grid.

O'Malley hopes that generating power from manure will increase the state's use of alternative energy sources, reduce agricultural runoff into the Chesapeake Bay and encourage job creation.
Overall, I think this is a worthwhile venture, but it's been amusing to watch the libero-environmental community switch sides on this issue.

Previous article on chicken $#!* burning power here.

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