Turning your kitchen scraps into clean energy

                   
reuters.com     May 21, 2008            

Earlier this month, I toured a Waste Management landfill in Simi Valley, California as part of our series on how companies are turning household garbage and other waste into clean electricity. For our full coverage, click here. The landfill, which is about 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles,... [read full story]                

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Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel?

reuters.com     May 21, 2008          

By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the United States, trash haulers like Waste Management and Allied Waste Industries Inc are rapidly expanding the number of gas-to-energy projects at their landfills, while start-up companies are developing the latest technologies to transform garbage...                

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Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel? (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

Deals Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, hedge funds and more Broker Center sponsored links FEATURE-Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel? By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Reuters) - About 45 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, a machine the size of a small truck flattens...                

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City may sell methane from landfill

billingsgazette.net     May 21, 2008          

For 40 years, the Billings Regional Landfill has been collecting countless tons of trash. Now, as that garbage decomposes, the city of Billings is hoping to cash in on a useful byproduct. The city hopes to partner with Montana-Dakota Utilities to harv ...                

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Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel?

enn.com     May 21, 2008          

About 45 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, a machine the size of a small truck flattens tons of food scraps, paper towels and other household trash into the side of a growing 300-foot pile. To Waste Management, which operates the landfill, this is more than just a mountain of garbage. Pipes...                

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Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel? (Reuters)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

By Nichola Groom Tue May 20, 8:17 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the United States, trash haulers like Waste Management and Allied Waste Industries Inc are rapidly expanding the number of gas-to-energy projects at their landfills, while start-up companies are developing the latest technologies...                

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Garbage May Soon Power The World

redorbit.com     May 21, 2008          

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 15:15 CDT Trash haulers like Waste Management and Allied Waste Industries Inc see giant landfills as enormous opportunities to create new sources of energy. The Waste Management landfill provides enough energy to power 2,500 homes in Southern California. Such...                

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Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel?

wbcsd.org     May 21, 2008          

Reuters, 21 May 2008 - In the United States, trash haulers like Waste Management and Allied Waste Industries Inc are rapidly expanding the number of gas-to-energy projects at their landfills, while start-up companies are developing the latest technologies to transform garbage into ethanol, gas...                

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