Two developers plan an environmental 'cow utopia' in the desert, where farmers live in condos powerered by methane from animal waste.
" They want to build the dairy equivalent of a shining city on a hill: the perfect community where farmers and cattle live together in harmony with the environment while turning cow patties into clean, renewable energy for the Los Angeles region... Even supporters concede that the idea of putting 90,000 Holsteins in the midst of the Mojave Desert is, at minimum, unusual. Nevertheless, the project is being propelled by two potent political currents: the need to reduce agricultural pollution and the need to diversify and expand California's sources of electricity."
Thanks to Laura Kranz
FULL STORY: Idea for a Desert Dairy Utopia Envisions King of Cow Towns

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