UK’s first ‘poo bus’ hits the road
An article by Press Association, The Guardian. Britain’s first ‘Bio-Bus’ powered entirely by human and food waste takes to the streets between Bath and Bristol. Britain’s first ‘poo bus’ will take to the road on Thursday, powered entirely by human and food waste. The 40-seat “Bio-Bus” runs on biomethane gas, generated through the treatment of Read on…
Asia Pushes Hard for Clean Energy
An article by Beth Gardiner, The New York Times. Even as China’s economy begins to cool, its hunger for energy is still climbing. So also is its capacity to generate power from multiple sources, ranging from coal and nuclear to wind, solar and hydroelectric. Those trends look similar across Asia, where soaring energy needs are Read on…
The Circular Economy of Recycled Paper
An article by Christopher F. Schuetze, The New York Times. Three times a week, tanker trucks make an hourlong journey from a baby-food factory in Nunspeet, in the central Netherlands, to a paper mill in the southeastern city of Roermond. The trucks carry 90 cubic meters, or about 24,000 gallons, a week of phosphate produced Read on…