This Entrepreneur Plans to Save the World, $1 Trillion at a Time
A trillion dollars here, a trillion dollars there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real solutions to climate change. “Impact to me means $1 trillion,” says Jigar Shah, president and co-founder of ABC member Generate Capital, a new specialty finance company that...
New York passes statewide organics mandate, plastic bag ban
The New York state legislature passed multiple waste-related policy changes in its $175.5 billion FY20 budget deal over the weekend. A proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expand the list of accepted products in the state's container deposit program wasn't among them,...
SoCalGas Slashes Prices at CNG Pumps
Beginning April 1, customers of public compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations run by Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) will see reduced prices at the pump.Specifically, the utility will lower the price of CNG at all of its 13 public-access natural gas...
Rome, NY to accept Chobani waste for digester facility
The city of Rome is planning to enter into an agreement with Chobani to receive high-strength waste at the city's digester facility. a move that Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo said positions the city to make improvements to their process, earn more money and generate more...
Pig Farms to Indy Cars, Leading Green Energy Company Continues Racing Sponsorships at Long Beach Grand Prix
GESS International along with the American Biogas Council will sponsor Patricio O’Ward for this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix at Long Beach while continuing as an associate sponsor of the No. 88 Honda-powered Indy car driven by Harding Steinbrenner Racing’s Colton Herta....
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
(Washington, D.C., April 12, 2019)— U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the implementation status of the 2018 Farm Bill. President Trump signed this Farm Bill into law on December 20th, 2018 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) promptly...
Six Positions Currently Open at GESS International
Currently, ABC member GESS International has six positions open, most based in or near Raleigh, NC. The positions include Financial Analyst, Brown Biomass Specialist, Investment Team (Sales) Manager, Accounting Clerk, Paralegal, and Wastewater/Nutrient...
EPA to award $110,000 to anaerobic digestion projects
On April 9, the U.S. EPA announced that the City of Madison, Wisconsin, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, and Washington State University’s Energy Program have been selected to receive funding for projects to help reduce food waste and loss and divert...
Connecticut’s Food Waste Recycling Law Is Taking A Long Time To Grow
Americans throw out lots of food. Estimates from the EPA say nearly 40 million tons are landfilled or incinerated each year. And in Connecticut, food waste is second only to paper in terms of what people toss in the trash.So more than five years ago, a new state law...