Poo-Powered Motorcycle Puts You In The Toilet Seat

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The Toilet Bike Neo really does run on excrement, but thankfully, not the rider's. Read more →

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Army Eyes Waste-To-Energy For Base Camps

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Add waste-to-energy to the list of the ways the U.S. Army is looking to spare fuel – and thus save lives – at base camps. Read more →

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Haitian Waste-to-Energy Project To Fall Short Of Goals?

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Worldwatch Institute takes a look at how a planned waste to energy project in Haiti may face challenges in meeting its electricity generation goals. Read more →

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Waste-To-Energy Plant Will Put Haiti Trash To Use

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A Pittsburgh company partners with the Haitian government to pick up trash and turn it into power in the Port au Prince area. Read more →

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China’s 700 Million Pigs Mean A Biogas Goldmine

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The Chinese love of pork might result in very tasty dumplings but it has also lead to a sizable amount of waste, and there's an effort to put it to good use. Read more →

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NY Farm Smells Like Victory For Biogas Technology

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A new power project has opened at a farm in upstate New York, processing cow manure and food waste to provide enough energy to 11,000 homes. Read more →

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Perdue, Partner Propose Poultry Power

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Chicken giant Perdue and biomass company Fibrowatt want to use poultry litter, hen manure and wood chips in a 10-MW power plant in Maryland. Read more →

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Clean Energy To The Power Of Pee

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Researchers in England produce a wee bit of electricity using urine in a microbial fuel cell, and believe it could be a significant source of clean energy. Read more →

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Municipal Waste Is Not Renewable Fuel

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It would be a mistake to classify municipal solid waste as a renewable fuel without carefully examining the facts. Most of the materials found in MSW cannot be considered a renewable fuel. Read more →

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A ‘Renewable’ That’s Worse Than Coal?

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Environmental groups say Maryland's "renewable" waste-to-energy trash incinerators generate more pollution that its coal-fired power plants. Read more →

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