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05/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Duke suspends its plans for a new gas power plant and will focus on generating energy from pig waste

Duke University has indefinitely suspended its plan for a natural gas power plant on its campus. According to an article in the Energy News Network, the school will be getting its energy needs from methane biogas made from hog waste. The decision is the culmination of a two-year struggle between the similarly-named but unrelated Duke Energy and an alliance […]

02/26/2018 / By David Williams

Renewable makeover: Michigan farmers switching from tobacco to solar arrays

With tobacco use declining more and more in the U.S. each year, there are some who have realized that it may be on the way out. But when that happens, what is going to take up tobacco’s place in all of the currently used farmlands? Two researchers from the Michigan Technological University (MTU) believe that […]

04/21/2017 / By Jayson Veley

The stench of political corruption rises as hog farmers get a free pass to pollute

In the state of North Carolina, a total of 541 residents are currently suing Smithfield Foods’ subsidiary Murphy-Brown over the alleged use of liquid swine waste by hog farmers. According to the suits, the spray attracts flies, causes strong odors and other problems. But on Monday, the state passed House Bill 467, which limited the […]

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