Greenlane secures new CDN $3.4 million biogas upgrading contract
Greenlane Renewables Inc., an ABC member, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has secured a new CDN $3.4 million-dollar biogas upgrading contract. Greenlane will provide its water-wash technology solution for a municipal...
Is NYC Ready for the Green New Deal?
As the United States explores the possibility of a nationwide Green New Deal, New York City is pushing full speed ahead with its own plan. New York City’s Green New Deal comprises $14 billion in new and committed investments, legislation and concrete action at the...
Fueling Trash Trucks With RNG
[Published by ABC member BioCycle Magazine] By the end of 2019, the City of Longmont, Colorado, expects to be fueling 11 new trash trucks with compressed natural gas (CNG) from the biogas that is currently flared at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) anaerobic...
Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of NC laws protecting hog industry from nuisance actions
State lawmakers allegedly violated the North Carolina constitution when they passed legislation that stripped residents of their right to sue industrialized hog operations for nuisance, according to a legal complaint filed this week. The complaint, filed in state...
Boston aims for 80% recycling rate by 2035, plans organics pilot
Boston's first "zero waste" plan has been released, setting an 80% recycling rate target by 2035 and 90% by 2050. The current citywide recycling rate is 25%. The estimated price tag for all 30 recommendations is $58 million per year, but the city expects it could save...
Trump orders review of controversial biofuel waiver program: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to review the administration’s expanded use of waivers exempting small refineries from the nation’s biofuel policy, after hearing from farmers angry about the issue during his recent Midwest tour,...
The “Ready Now” Alternative Fuel
In May, global fleet UPS announced a seven-year agreement to purchase 170 million-gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) from leading natural gas fuel provider and ABC member, Clean Energy Fuels—the largest purchase of RNG in US history. This massive...
The methane myth: Why cows aren’t responsible for climate change
From burping cows to grazing sheep, when it comes to global warming the finger of blame is invariably pointed at the livestock industry these days...“For those who say cows contribute the most GHG emissions, that’s simply not true,” Prof Mitloehner says. Livestock’s...
It Wasn’t the Cows After All
While the cattle industry is repeatedly accused of being the main culprit for increased global methane emissions (and a leading cause for climate change), a new study shows that the fertilizer industry is the root cause. The report by researchers from Cornell and the...