Smithfield and Roeslein Alternative Energy Marches Forward with Renewable Energy Projects
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce the construction of new biogas gathering systems in Missouri and Utah, which bring the company steps closer to delivering renewable natural gas (RNG) to communities in multiple states using manure from its hog farms. In...
The new plan to remove a trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: Bury it
Merely planting trees won’t get the world very far. Large and slower-growing trees can sequester more carbon than smaller plants, but the world faces dramatic deforestation and has enormous agricultural needs. Farming seems like a practical focus for how to mitigate...
It is time to protect California’s energy diversity
Everywhere one looks, we see the value of diversifying. If all your eggs are in one basket, you are more vulnerable should something happen to your basket. Diversifying makes obvious sense. While California needs to harness its sun, wind and water to make us more...
Rising methane levels may be thwarting climate change efforts
The only emissions scenario that achieves Paris Agreement goals in climate models assumes that methane levels have been declining since 2010, when in fact they have been rising since 2007, she said. There may be other ways of keeping climate change under 2 degrees...
21 Members of Congress Send Letter to EPA Urging Processing of Outstanding RFS Applications, Including Electricity
Washington, DC – June 10, 2019 –Last week, a letter signed by 21 members of Congress, led by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), was sent to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the EPA to “expeditiously review and...
The road to sustainability with renewable natural gas
[From ABC Member Clean Energy Renewable Fuels] When RNG is paired with an ultra-low emissions engine technology, the result is the cleanest engine commercially available today. Environmental and sustainability initiatives are increasingly top of mind for companies and...
Greenlane Renewables Commences Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the Symbol “GRN” and Introduces Management Team
Big news for biogas: Biogas upgrading technology company and ABC member Greenlane Biogas completed its spinout from Pressure Technologies; under the new parent "Greenlane Renewables" they're now trading on the TSX Venture Exchange; a new management team was announced;...
Herta shines despite DNF
The 19-year-old American never led a lap of the DXC Technology 600, but he stole the show with his outside passes and daring driving before being knocked out trying to pass Scott Dixon for second place on Lap 229 (of 248). And the way he was chewing up people, he very...
Capstone Turbine names ex-commissioner on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to its board
ABC member Capstone Turbine Corporation announced Monday that Robert Powelson, a former commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has joined the company’s board of directors. Powelson currently serves as CEO of the National Association of Water...