Science is cool

A college in Vermont (of course) is using an innovative if somewhat old-school method for generating power: cow manure. Humans have been using dried cow patties as fuel for thousands of years but this is the first story I have seen about its use in larger scale power production. The cow power initiative hopes to reduce the college’s carbon emissions by 3500 metric tons a year. And while this is not going to save the planet, it is great to see people coming up with new ideas to address the problem.