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NW Natural plans to use cow manure for offset program The Associated Press/Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, September 5, 2007 "PORTLAND — NW Natural said it is launching a carbon offset program for Oregon customers that will harness the power of manure. Under the program, the company’s natural gas customers can pay extra, and the money would be used to help develop systems to trap methane gas from cow manure. The trapped gas could be converted to energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. NW Natural says it is the first natural gas company in the nation to launch such an offset program. The Climate Trust, a nonprofit organization, will manage and support the program." http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070905/UPDATE/70905068 -- ********************************************************************** Dr. Ann C. Wilkie Tel: (352)392-8699 Soil and Water Science Department Fax: (352)392-7008 University of Florida-IFAS P.O. Box 110960 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Gainesville, FL 32611-0960 ______________________________________________________________________ Campus location: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (Bldg. 246). http://campusmap.ufl.edu/ ______________________________________________________________________ BioEnergy and Sustainable Technology Society http://grove.ufl.edu/~bests/ **********************************************************************