Tag: waste to energy

  • Composting vs. Waste-to-Energy: The Politics Of Green Waste

    – by Stephen Handley, October 3, 2014, Sustainablog In Tulsa, Oklahoma, green waste is very much on the political agenda. According to Tulsa World, the city’s trash board voted this week to pursue a plan to collect and incinerate it rather than invest in an active composting facility. Proponents of the composting plan are deeply disappointed by…

  • Allentown, PA Kills Controversial Waste Incinerator Proposal

    – by Emily Opilo, October 1, 2014, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News More than two years after the deal’s controversial approval, Allentown has terminated its contract with Delta Thermo Energy, ending speculation about whether the company would ever build a proposed waste-to-energy facility in the city. In a letter dated Sept. 26, Allentown solicitor Jerry Snyder wrote that Bucks…

  • Tulsa, OK Chooses Incineration Over Composting

    – by Jarrel Wade, August 6, 2014, Tulsa World Trash board members voted Tuesday to begin the process of seeking bids for contractors to pick up curbside green waste and take it to the city’s burn plant. The recently introduced plan from the Tulsa Authority for Recovery of Energy is to send green waste to the…

  • Aborted Fetuses Sent to Oregon, Incinerated for Energy

    [No intention of getting into pro-choice vs. pro-life discussion–it’s just important to know where your energy comes from. -Ed.] – by Joe Schaeffer, April 23, 2014. Source: Newsmax Aborted human fetuses are being shipped from British Columbia to the United States, where they are incinerated to provide electricity for Oregon residents. The British Columbia Health Ministry…