Water • Air • Renewable Energy
New York State
NYSERDA
Through its agriculture program, NYSERDA offers cost-sharing and
low-interest financing programs to help farmers save energy and use more
environmentally friendly manure-management methods. Visit the NYSERDA
website ( www.nyserda.org
) for a
comprehensive list of current funding opportunities.
Cornell Waste Management
Institute (CWMI)
CWMI serves the public through research, outreach, training, and
technical assistance programs in solid waste disposal, management and
planning.
Cornell
University: PRO-DAIRY Program
Cornell's PRO-DAIRY program is a joint-venture educational program by
the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and Cornell
University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
CAFO
Regulations by NY Department of Environmental Conservation
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
NYS Electric and Gas (NYSEG)
NYSEG is a subsidiary of Energy East Corporation, a super-regional
energy services and delivery company in the Northeast.
Cornell University:
Feasibility of Fuel Cells for Energy Conversion on the Dairy Farm
This website contains research reports on the feasibility of running
fuel cells on biogas produced by the anaerobic digestion of dairy waste.
Topics include technical/economic feasibility, hydrogen sulfide removal
from biogas, and choosing the optimum site for a digester.
Economic and
Environmental Manure Solutions
A project of the NY Ag Innovation Center to provide financial analysis
and business planning assistance to NY dairy farmers intending to
implement manure management projects.
Multi-Farm Anaerobic Digesters in Wyoming County, New York
This website, hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County,
has a collection of feasibility studies on the options for two or more
dairy farms to share a common anaerobic digester.
Methane Generation
Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion.
New! website from Penn State, April 2006.
Covers the basics of anaerobic digestion, terminology, case studies,
safety, consultants, equipment dealers and funding.
UUS Environmental
Protection Agency: The AgSTAR Program
The AgSTAR Program is a voluntary effort jointly sponsored by the
US-EPA, the US Dept. of Agriculture, and the US-DOE. The program
encourages the use of methane recovery (biogas) technologies at confined
animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that manage manure as liquids or
slurries.
General Energy Sites
Biomass based Electric Power Generation News from Power Engineering Magazine - Established in 1896, Power Engineering magazine is the comprehensive voice of the power generation industry that provides readers with the critical information needed to remain efficient and competitive in today's market. This page is specifically related to Biomass Power News.www.power-eng.com/renewables/biomass.html
Northeast Combined Heat and
Power Initiative and Application Center
The Northeast Combined Heat and Power Initiative (NECHPI) leads the
region in encouraging the implementation of CHP technologies and drives
CHP roadmap action items for the northeast region in support of DOE's
and EPA's goal of doubling CHP use by 2010. The Northeast CHP
Application Center (NAC) promotes the development and deployment of
integrated systems that provide on-site electrical generation, and
utilize the heat from the generation equipment to provide cooling and/or
heating for the building.
Association of State Energy
Research and Technology Transfer Institutions
ASERTTI's mission is to increase the effectiveness of energy research
efforts in contribution to economic growth, environmental quality, and
energy security.
National Renewable Energy
Labs - About biomass energy
If you are wondering what renewable energy and energy efficiency are all
about, you've come to the right place.
Renewable Energy Policy Project
A pioneering force publishing information about renewable energy, energy
efficiency and sustainability available on the Internet.
Northeast Sustainable Energy
Association (NESEA)
NESEA is the nation's leading regional membership organization focused
on promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy
conservation and non-polluting, renewable energy technologies.
Northeast Regional Biomass Program
AgAgriculture
Natural Resource, Agriculture, and
Engineering Service (NRAES)
Publications on manure & waste management.
Allan Savory Center for
Holistic Management
The Savory Center seeks to restore deteriorating landscapes and the
lives of the people dependent on them using practical, low-cost
solutions.
Alternative Farming Systems
Information Center (AFSIC)
AFSIC is one of several topic-oriented information centers at the
National Agricultural Library (NAL). AFSIC specializes in locating and
accessing information related to alternative cropping systems including
sustainable, organic, low-input, biodynamic, and regenerative
agriculture. AFSIC also focuses on alternative crops, new uses for
traditional crops, and crops grown for industrial production.
Leopold Center for
Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center with statewide
programs to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both
profitable and conserve natural resources.
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)
SAN is dedicated to the exchange of scientific and practical information
on sustainable agriculture systems using a variety of printed and
electronic communications tools.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln:
Manure Matters
This web site serves the Livestock Environmental Issues Committee in the
University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
University of Minnesota:
Manure Management and Air Quality Education
This is a web site about manure management and the topics include: odor,
composting, treatment, land application, storage, etc.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
AAFC was founded as part of a Canadian initiative to develop agriculture
and agri-food policy to lay a foundation for success in the agricultural
sector. "Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides information, research
and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the
food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth."
ManureNet is a national information resource and coordination center for
the Manure/Nutrient Management Issue.
National Organizations
Department of
Energy, Alternative & Renewable Energies
The Department sponsors research on a wide range of promising
environmentally friendly energy sources.
Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The NRCS objective in working with Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) is
to help AFO owners and operators to achieve their production and natural
resource conservation goals through development and implementation of
comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
AgSTAR Program (see above)
National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management
The Center consists of 16 universities and a Policy Advisory Committee.
Working with producers, agribusiness and policy makers, the Center fuses
interdisciplinary research, extension and education activities to
produce a holistic understanding of animal waste and manure production
and management.
Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change and
Northeast Agriculture
This site provides a unique and comprehensive set of resource materials
on climate change, potential impacts of climate change on agriculture,
and cost-effective adaptation strategies for farmers. Opportunities for
reducing greenhouse gas emissions on farms, and for entering the energy
marketplace for renewable energy sources are covered.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, is a cooperative effort
by Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions, a greenhouse gas that causes global warming.
Climate Friendly Farming
Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington
State University
Safety
New York Center for
Agricultural Medicine & Health
Workplace Health & Safety, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH): Alerts
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH): home page
Occupational Safety & Health
Administration (OSHA), U.S. Dept. of Labor
OSHA Standards for Agriculture