Tiny Green Mountain College in Vermont is going greener with plans to use cow manure to generate power.

Officials at the 750-student liberal arts collge in Poultney, Vermont said the plan will cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

The college will join the existing Central Vermont Public Service Cow Power program that gathers waste manure from area farms.

"This initiative helps the college do its part to address global warming by reducing its carbon emissions by approximately 3500 metric tons per year," college officials said in a statement Thursday. The school equated that amount to the removal of "758 passenger cars from use for a year."

CNN News reported Friday that the program takes a waste byproduct of one of Vermont's top industries to generate electricity.

A typical dairy cow produces about 13 gallons of manure daily, Cow Power spokesman Steve Costello said.

High energy costs in the U.S. have spurred more individuals and entities to explore using biofuel and other alternative energy and sustainable energy sources.