CARBON COMMODITY: POWER PLANTS, OTHER INDUSTRY COULD OFFER CONTRACTS TO FARMERS IN HELPING REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259,b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Bruce McCarl, (979) 845-1706,mccarl@tamu.edu Dr. Tanveer Butt, (979) 845-3805,TBUTT@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Two research economists say electrical power plants and other manufacturing agencies could someday seek the aid of farmers, offering contracts to help industrial firms reduce carbon emissions. For farmers, such agreements could create an additional source…