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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's AgSTAR Program is a voluntary outreach and educational program that promotes the recovery and use of methane from animal manure.
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U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk speaks at the Technology Market Summit. Seated from left: EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack, and Commerce secretary John Bryson. (Photo courtesy of American University by Jeff Watts.)
EPA Holds Technology Market Summit
On May 14, 2012, EPA and American University hosted this Summit to connect government, industry, private investors, and other key decision makers as they collaboratively explored strategies to accelerate the deployment of technologies that can grow the economy while improving the environment. EPA highlighted biogas as one of three focal areas during the Summit. Videos and presentations from this session and other keynote speakers are available online. Also, the Primer for Biodigesters and Biogas provides an industry overview and potential solutions for its growth.
What's New
June 26, 2012 – Primer for Biodigesters and Biogas Posted more »
June 26, 2012 – AgSTAR Updates Anaerobic Digester Database more »
April 23, 2012 - AgSTAR Releases Spring 2012 Digest more »
April 19, 2012 - Got Manure? Conference Presentations Available more »
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