Thursday, October 18, 2012

Cow manure to power Killington K-1 gondola

Arizona Snowball made headlines in September when it announced plans to make artificial snow this season 100 percent from sewage, which sounds gross, but is reportedly very clean, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Well, while no Northeast resorts will employing the same tactics, waste will be a factor in how one local resort plans to power its gondola this season.

Killington Mountain Resort announced Thursday that the K-1 will be fueled by methane gas from cow manure, a process called "Cow Power."   http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/ski/blog/2012/10/cow_manure_to_p.html

Article courtesy of The Boston Globe by Eric Wilbur

 

 

 

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