The Michigan Conservation and Climate Initiative (MCCI) is a joint project between the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts, the Delta Institute and the State of Michigan. The project allows farmers and landowners to earn greenhouse gas emissions credits when they use conservation tillage, plant grasses or trees, or capture methane with manure digesters.
Conservation practices store carbon in the soil and plants that would otherwise form carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Manure digesters produce energy and prevent methane from being released to the atmosphere. Both carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gasses that contribute to global climate change.
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