Comments on: Ensuring Smart Energy offsets are making a difference http://blog.smartenergynw.com/2009/09/01/ensuring-smart-energy-offsets-are-making-a-difference/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:48:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Smart Energy Admin http://blog.smartenergynw.com/2009/09/01/ensuring-smart-energy-offsets-are-making-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Smart Energy Admin Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:21:57 +0000 http://blog.smartenergynw.com/?p=46#comment-10 Thank you for your interest and the opportunity to respond. The problem on methane emissions from farms is a global issue, and one that has existed for many years. While we recognize there are strong opinions about dairy farms, Smart Energy's focus is to take an exsisting negative (methane which is 21 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide) and turn it into something positive (a viable renewable energy source - biogas). We are encouraged as well by the exploration into biodigesters which, in the future, could digest surplus and non-utilized fruits and vegetables to become a viable energy source as well. Thank you for your interest and the opportunity to respond.

The problem on methane emissions from farms is a global issue, and one that has existed for many years. While we recognize there are strong opinions about dairy farms, Smart Energy’s focus is to take an exsisting negative (methane which is 21 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide) and turn it into something positive (a viable renewable energy source – biogas). We are encouraged as well by the exploration into biodigesters which, in the future, could digest surplus and non-utilized fruits and vegetables to become a viable energy source as well.

]]> By: Michael Marcus http://blog.smartenergynw.com/2009/09/01/ensuring-smart-energy-offsets-are-making-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Michael Marcus Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:31:34 +0000 http://blog.smartenergynw.com/?p=46#comment-6 Most people who care about farm animals like to forget the fate of cows and hens that stop producing: slaughter. Is it conceivable that methane production could make cow retirement economically feasible so that we can stop rewarding these gentle critters for their milk with death? Most people who care about farm animals like to forget the fate of cows and hens that stop producing: slaughter. Is it conceivable that methane production could make cow retirement economically feasible so that we can stop rewarding these gentle critters for their milk with death?

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