Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (17535)	3/15/2003 10:50:26 AM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81247

Searle, back page of Milwaukee Journal's Thursday business section is headlined: "Tapping landfill's energy-saving potential." According to the article, 340 companies nationwide have bought into technology allowing them to reclaim clean methane energy from existing landfills. The technology is also being upgraded to allowed recycling of lost factory steam. Many other leaders of big industry are looking closely at the idea. One company using a combination of the two is expected to spend $200,000 to $300,000 a year to purchase the gas from the landfill and another 5 million to set up all nececarry facilities. Savings per year are expected to be 2.4 million. Nice innovation. S.C. Johnson says expects to save 50% a year on natural gas costs. Years ago environmentalists whined and whined about landfills. We seem to accidentally have created tappable power fields for local industry.