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DURHAM, N.H. -- A University of New Hampshire project studying greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms has made a list of the top 100 most wasteful projects paid for by the stimulus package.
The $700,000 study is No. 58 on the list released by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma.
"Someone needs to teach cows proper manners. A $700,000 federal grant paid for researchers to examine 'greenhouse gas emission from organic dairies, which are caused by cow burps, among other things,'" the report said.
UNH Professor John Aber said the senator's criticism is misplaced.
"It's kind of an easy shot for him to take, but if you delve a little bit deeper into the substance, you find it's really a good project," Aber said.
Aber said the project represents legitimate scientific research that could have important industrial implications. He said the project is designed to help traditional farms make the transition to organic.
"Really, nutrient management, nitrogen management, is the heart of this project," Aber said. "It's often the most difficult to manage on a farm in terms of pollution and fertilizers for growth."
Other New Hampshire projects are on the list, as well. No. 26 is $150,000 spent on renovating a bridge in Hillsborough that goes nowhere. No. 45 focuses on $137,000 spent on a video game design project at Dartmouth College.
The list represents just Coburn's opinion, and some of his critics have noted that many of the projects have costs that are tiny fractions of the budgets of many government agencies.
DURHAM, N.H. -- A University of New Hampshire project studying greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms has made a list of the top 100 most wasteful projects paid for by the stimulus package.
The $700,000 study is No. 58 on the list released by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma.
"Someone needs to teach cows proper manners. A $700,000 federal grant paid for researchers to examine 'greenhouse gas emission from organic dairies, which are caused by cow burps, among other things,'" the report said.
UNH Professor John Aber said the senator's criticism is misplaced.
"It's kind of an easy shot for him to take, but if you delve a little bit deeper into the substance, you find it's really a good project," Aber said.
Aber said the project represents legitimate scientific research that could have important industrial implications. He said the project is designed to help traditional farms make the transition to organic.
"Really, nutrient management, nitrogen management, is the heart of this project," Aber said. "It's often the most difficult to manage on a farm in terms of pollution and fertilizers for growth."
Other New Hampshire projects are on the list, as well. No. 26 is $150,000 spent on renovating a bridge in Hillsborough that goes nowhere. No. 45 focuses on $137,000 spent on a video game design project at Dartmouth College.
The list represents just Coburn's opinion, and some of his critics have noted that many of the projects have costs that are tiny fractions of the budgets of many government agencies.
