{"id":2324,"date":"2006-12-05T02:17:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-05T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2006\/12\/05\/unh-considering-landfill-gas-pipeline-to-reduce-emissions-costs\/"},"modified":"2006-12-05T02:17:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-05T02:17:00","slug":"unh-considering-landfill-gas-pipeline-to-reduce-emissions-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/unh-considering-landfill-gas-pipeline-to-reduce-emissions-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"UNH Considering Landfill Gas Pipeline to Reduce Emissions, Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m pretty sure that I’ve only touched<\/a> on<\/a> harvesting methane from landfills a few times here on sustainablog, but given the US’ abundance of trash dumps (so many that we’re running out of room for more, and transporting trash long distances), this could be a promising source of energy for the next couple of decades. The University of New Hampshire is considering taking advantage of such technology, and doing so on a scale that will make them one of the greenest campuses in the United States. According to New Hampshire Public Radio<\/a>, university trustees have given “conceptual approval” to the building of a 12 1\/2 mile pipeline from landfills in Rochester to the school at a cost of $33 million. That’s a steep price, no doubt, but, according to university officials, the benefits of such a project would include:<\/p>\n