Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - August 10, 2018

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Stink, Swine, and Nuisance: The North Carolina Hog Industry and its Waste Management Woes

For decades, residents of North Carolina have endured swarms of flies, nausea, and headaches triggered by nearby open air lagoons filled with effluent from hog farms. Horror stories abound in these counties: feces sprayed onto fields getting blown onto houses, windows boarded up to escape the smell of thousands of gallons of hog waste and residents feeling trapped inside their own homes. These stories are disturbingly commonplace. Local communities have long campaigned to change industry waste disposal methods, meeting resistance from politicians and the agriculture industry.

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Headlines: 

1. Frustration Brews in the Ethanol Industry 
2. Bipartisan Bill Promotes Biogas, Carbon Capture & Utilization Technology
3. A Record ‘You Don’t Want to See’: Mendocino Complex Fire Has Become California’s Largest Ever
4. The Wonder Plant That Could Slash Fertilizer Use
5. LEGO Launch Their First Sustainable Blocks Made From Sugarcane – and They Hope to Roll it Out to Most Products by 2030

 

 

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