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- Necronomicana, on 05/06/2009, -1/+9Old news. Doc Brown has been using trash to power the flux capacitor since the 80's.
- animeguru, on 05/06/2009, -0/+4While we should certainly be exploring every reasonable option, I'm hesitant to label LFGTE as "green" technology. That just gives people an excuse to continue to consume and throw away as we have been for decades.
After all, if trash is going to be used to make "green" energy, what is the incentive to make less?
Its a nice short term solution, but not a long term one. Capturing gas and using it now is a simple step (some places already do) and won't require large capital investments. It could be an effective way to ease the pressure on rolling out proper green tech before its ready. - Necoras, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2*sigh* This IS recycling. It's simply using organic components as energy rather than as low quality paper/plastics. Glass, aluminum, and other metals will always be recycled because there is inherent value in those materials; these materials don't break down with reuse, if anything they're purified. Sub standard materials (recycled paper and plastic) are worth less than their composted counterparts (captured methane). It makes more sense to burn the gas at a profit than to tax people in order to subsidize turning wood/paper/cardboard/plastic into lower quality paper/cardboard/plastic.
- Necoras, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2My point is that it doesn't matter that much in the long run. If there are large enough amounts of minerals in trash (and it doesn't take much. China's mining poo for gold), it will be mined for those minerals. Organic components will be used as fuel. This is actually a better solution than distinct recycling centers.
- anexanhume, on 05/06/2009, -0/+2What is the "long run"? People keep telling us that our climate demands action now, so is it a better attitude to allow what resources we have to go into the trash only to be mined later when it's absolutely necessary, or are we better off focusing on conservation now so that those reclamation efforts aren't as crucial as they may need to be?
- mpn401, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1Plasma gasification is the wave of the future for waste-to-energy incinerators. Google it.
- vypergts, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1"So why don’t we hear more about LFGTE? Jim Voss says it’s the result of several factors. He says that because Wind/Solar Energy projects are larger in scale, they tend to attract more of the major players and media attention."
Wind and Solar also produce a lot more power for the same cost. It's just not economically viable for a lot of places. - anexanhume, on 05/06/2009, -1/+2My point is that the average garbage creator will not make the distinction you have. Your level of education on the matter is not standard. This is the kind of thing people read and say "Oh, I don't need to recycle."
- bacon_skoda, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1this ain't news.
all landfills can do this - StripeyMagee, on 05/06/2009, -0/+1Check out Wheelabrator; http://www.wheelabratortechnologies.com/
Granted it's not 'green', but they must have some decent pollution control. - dondada619, on 05/06/2009, -1/+1Landfill is PURE ENERGY!!
http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/0/9/N/beerfestpubd ... - anexanhume, on 05/06/2009, -2/+1On top of that, it would seem to discourage recycling. Recycling anything we can is much more important than the fuel we could salvage from our garbage.
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