Landfill-Saving Idea Comes From Teen
We all know that plastic bags are the biggest item in landfills. Everything from diapers to supermarket shopping bags clog our trash bins and our planet. The biggest problem is that they take forever - almost literally - to decompose.

But Daniel Burd, an 11th grader from Canada, thinks he knows a feasible way to make plastic bags decompose in just 3 months. Will it work? More …

With Biofuels, It Seems Like There’s Always a Catch
Just when it seemed that the problem of biofuels using much-needed food crops was being solved with non-food crops, we find that it isn’t. Not when the non-food crops are invasive species, as so many of them are.

Will biofuels lead to another kudzu epidemic like the one in the Southern US or some other species that takes over and chokes out native plants? Is biofuel still feasible or is it a dead-end? More …

Solar Makes Big Gains In North Carolina
Duke Energy announced that it will be buying solar power from SunEdison of Beltsville, Maryland. The power will come from a solar farm to be built in North Carolina.

Duke Energy is also adding wind to its power portfolio by using power from a wind farm in Indiana which went online last month. The solar plant is scheduled to start providing power by 2010. More …

Cars Powered By Natural Gas Save More Money Than Ever
Especially for companies who depend on vehicles for deliveries or other heavy industrial use, natural gas is becoming a lifesaver. Fueling a conventional vehicle at current pump prices is causing fleet managers to think twice about buying more conventional vehicles.

Many of them are opting for natural gas vehicles in an effort to stem rising fuel costs that make it necessary to add on to their customer fees and merchandise prices. More …

The Queen Invests in Wind Energy in a Royal Way
The Queen of England, or at least her Crown Trust, has just purchased the world’s largest wind turbine at 7.5 Megawatts. It’s a prototype of the Brittania Line from Clipper Windpower in California.

It will join other wind turbines that are being installed in order to help achieve Britain’s goal of generating 33 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2020. More …

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