Why Biodigesters Fall Short as a Climate Fix

Why Biodigesters Fall Short as a Climate Fix

Livestock farms produce more than just meat and milk; they also generate massive amounts of manure — as much as 1.4 billion tons each year. Much of that waste is stored in massive lagoons until it can be applied to croplands, and the way the manure is stored fuels about nine percent of U.S. methane emissions. One technology long touted as a potential climate fix is anaerobic digestion, pitched as a way to turn all of that messy, smelly waste int…