landfill gas energy News
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Landfill Energy companies embrace online monitoring to prevent engine damage
Biffa Waste Services and Infinis Energy plc have become the latest companies to adopt online monitoring of their landfill gas energy processes in order to better control damage that contaminants in the gas cause to CHP ...
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Southern California Landfill Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Olinda Alpha Landfill for generating renewable energy from a local source while protecting the climate, providing energy savings and strengthening the economy. Located in Brea, Calif., Olinda Alpha Landfill is home to the second largest landfill gas energy project in the U.S. The project was developed through a collaboration among local, ...
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Coca-Cola/Hickory Ridge and Watauga County Landfill Projects Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized two regional landfills for generating renewable energy from a local source while protecting the climate, providing energy savings and strengthening the economy. Regional awardees include: Coca-Cola and Hickory Ridge Landfill Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Project, Conley, Ga.: Mas Energy, the Coca-Cola Company, and Republic Services ...
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St. Landry Parish Landfill Project Recognized for Transforming Waste into a Green Community Asset
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized St. Landry Parish Landfill for generating renewable energy from a local source while protecting the climate, providing energy savings and strengthening the economy. Located in Washington, La., the St. Landry Parish Landfill is now home to a compressed natural gas project developed by the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste District. This ...
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Sustainable packaging coalition report investigates the climate impact of biodegradation in landfills
Today at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Spring Meeting, the coalition released its report on biodegradation in landfills and the resulting greenhouse gas impacts, a key issue for the packaging industry given increasing marketing claims that biodegradation in landfills is a benefit due to the growing use of methane-rich landfill gas for energy. Assessing the Greenhouse Gas Impacts of ...
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Clean Energy Projects Turn Landfills into Community Assets
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the accomplishments of numerous landfill methane partners who are generating clean, renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 'Across the nation, EPA is helping transform landfill waste into energy wealth,' said Bill Wehrum, acting assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. 'We are ...
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Mark Schwartz Appointed Senior Vice President, People, for Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced the appointment of Mark Schwartz as Senior Vice President, People. As such, he will be responsible for leading and directing the human resources organization to help the company achieve its transformational growth goals to know and better serve customers, extract more value from waste, and optimize its ...
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Celebrating Earth Day at the International Corporate Citizenship Conference
Today we celebrate Earth Day, an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It also happens that our International Corporate Citizenship conference coincides with this special day. As we kickoff the second day of the conference we would like to let you know that we are doing our part to be environmentally conscious. Our commitment to ...
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Biothermica Sells 325 000 Carbon Credits to the Government of Luxemburg
First Trade of Carbon Credits: Biothermica Energy Inc Sells 325,000 Carbon Credits to Luxemburg, Credits Generated by a Landfill Project in Latin America. Montreal: Evolution Markets Inc. announces today it has brokered a trade of carbon reduction credits under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) between the Government of Luxembourg and Biothermica Energy Inc. The sale ...
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Waste Management, Inc. Elects Bradbury H. Anderson to Board of Directors
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) today announced that Bradbury H. Anderson, formerly Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Co. Inc., was elected to its Board of Directors on Thursday, August 11th. Mr. Anderson's career at Best Buy included a broad range of experiences. Mr. Anderson started at Best Buy in 1973, and held various assignments of ...
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Tetra Tech Awarded $19.7 Million Contract to Support EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program - Program Aims to Reduce Methane Emissions from Landfills
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year, $19.7 million contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) landfill methane outreach program. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that, when properly managed and captured, can be used to fuel power plants, manufacturing facilities, vehicles, and homes. The EPA’s ...
By Tetra Tech
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Veolia Environnement Begins Operations at its Wisconsin Hickory Meadows Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Veolia Environnement North America (VENA) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to mark the commencement of operations for its new landfill gas-to-energy project (LFGTE) at the Veolia ES Hickory Meadows Landfill, located in eastern Wisconsin. State, community and business leaders gathered at the project site to recognize the environmental and economic benefits of ...
By Veolia
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New Chief Strategy Officer Named at Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced that John Morris is the company’s new chief strategy officer. He replaces Bill Caesar who is now president of WM Recycle America (WMRA). Morris will be joining the company’s senior leadership team, dedicated to growing the company through a strong customer focus, extracting value from the materials it ...
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EcoSecurities’ project issued China’s first Certified Emissions Reductions
UK, July 03, 2006: EcoSecurities, a world leader in the origination, development and trading of carbon credits, announced today that its China Nanjing Tianjinwa landfill gas to energy project has received the first tranche of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) ever issued by the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board (CDM EB) to a project in China. The issuance of these CERs is a ...
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Waste Management Donates $50,000 to Support Disaster Recovery
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has announced a $50,000 contribution to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to support its efforts in response to the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas, and to serve as aid for any future recoveries. Following the most recent storms, Waste Management was among the first on the ground to aid in the recovery. “These tragic events have impacted ...
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Waste Management SVP and CFO Robert G. Simpson to Retire as of September 30, 2011
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) today announced that senior vice president (SVP) and chief financial officer (CFO) Robert G. Simpson intends to retire as of Sept. 30, 2011. Anticipating that Bob wanted to retire, the company has been conducting a search for a new CFO, and expects that the position will be filled before Bob's Sept. 30 retirement in order to make ...
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2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open Surpasses Sustainability Success of 2012 Tournament
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today announced that it has surpassed the record-setting 97 percent waste diversion success achieved at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open and it is on track to divert 100 percent of 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open waste away from landfills and into recycling and composting facilities, as part of the tournament’s Zero Waste Challenge. Final diversion ...
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Waste Management Announces Pricing of $500 Million Senior Notes
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.60% senior notes due September 1, 2016 under an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the ...
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Siemens and Southern Idaho Solid Waste Announce Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Siemens and Southern Idaho Solid Waste (SISW) recently announced the successful commissioning of two SGE-56HM gas engines that are providing environmentally friendly electrical power for a landfill gas-to-energy project at the Milner Butte Landfill in Burley, Idaho. Siemens' gas capture engines are helping to convert 1,000 tons of landfill waste daily into energy but SISW officials expect that ...
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Tom Johnson joins ClimateCHECK as Director, Climate Change Services
ClimateCHECK is pleased to announce that Tom Johnson has joined the company as Director of Climate Change Services. Tom will open a ClimateCHECK office in Toronto in Fall 2007. Tom is a specialist in GHG validation, with six years of experience in environmental and greenhouse gas reporting and verification. Tom has project experience in renewable energy, district energy and energy ...
By ClimateCHECK
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