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Chicken litter as energy source gets nod from Senate

By Len Lazarick
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The millions of chickens raised on the Eastern Shore may soon be contributing not just to dinner, but to the electricity to cook it.

The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would classify chicken litter ? the combination of excrement and the chips to absorb it ? as a Tier 1 renewable energy source, just like solar or wind power.

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