http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/3/27/95332/6053/#comment4
Linking organic ag to biogas
Any studies linking organic ag with biodigestor organic fertilizer yet? Productivity, finanical advantages from multiple income sources for farmers, and GHG savings by replacing fossil fuel based and mined fertilizer.
Not to mention prevention of manure and fertilizer run off that releases methane GHG from biomass in wetlands, lakes, and rivers.
Offset outfits like Terrapass and NativeEnergy could really benefit by investing in these biodigestor systems then offsetting GHG from the whole organic ag process. As well as from the kwhs generated with the biogas.
Ag and energy policy are coming together in reality, with these farm and dairy organic biogas projects. Pioneered by organic farmers, Stonyfield, and NativeEnergy.
When will progressive utilities like Wisconsin Electric Power (voluntarily paying solar electric generating customers 23 cents per kwh!) and Excel Energy, integrate smart grid distributed renewable generation and storage technology with solar, wind, and biogas?
Tom and Sean and Joe and Adam and others here (on Grist) with connections within government and industry could maybe mention these trends in the private and public halls of power?
Can't someone get through to Barack on this, maybe through Gore? Joe? Your planet needs you! Hehey. Seriously.
A few campaign stops featuring organic dairy farms with biogas energy, it might get that extra green vote to beat out Nader's spoiler percentage.