Professor Lara B. Fowler moderates Ag Progress Days Panel

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— Professor Lara B. Fowler recently moderated a panel broadcast on PCN during Ag Progress Days. “Powering Pennsylvania: Building a Unified Biogas Strategy Across Sectors” brought together participants from a recent study trip to Denmark that included Fowler along with people in higher education, employees at Pennsylvania agencies, and those working in the biogas industry.

The panel, held in Rock Springs, Pa., focused on anaerobic digestion and biogas. Fowler introduced the discussion by noting, “It was really impressive to see a whole system across the country where now 40% of their natural gas is coming from biogas. So, it’s really got us thinking about what’s the potential strategy here in Pennsylvania? What do we learn from doing that?”

The discussion lasted about 30 minutes. You can watch the panel here.

Professor of Teaching Lara B. Fowler is an attorney, mediator, and facilitator who works at the intersection of law, science, and working with communities. She focuses on challenging questions related to energy, food and agriculture, water, climate, community resilience, and sustainability. In addition to teaching and research, she is the faculty advisor for Dickinson Law’s Alternative Dispute Resolution student group; a nominator for The EarthShot Prize; the jury chair for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize; the vice president of the Chesapeake Bay Journal board of directors; and a board member for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Science and Technology Policy Program (COPA STEP).