Comments on: British Co. Earns $500 Million Contract in US to Turn Household Waste Into Biofuels http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/21/british-co-earns-500-million-contract-in-us-to-turn-household-waste-into-biofuels/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: EU Companies Plan to Dig Up Landfills to Convert Decades-old Waste Into Energy – CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/21/british-co-earns-500-million-contract-in-us-to-turn-household-waste-into-biofuels/#comment-34933 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:25:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15357#comment-34933 […] used for producing biofuels and electricity. Solid wastes can be converted into gaseous fuels and biofuels. Plastics and construction materials worth billions of dollars can be extracted from the landfills […]

]]> By: Louis Carnevale http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/21/british-co-earns-500-million-contract-in-us-to-turn-household-waste-into-biofuels/#comment-28373 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:58:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15357#comment-28373 While I’m all for “Green” energy, I can’t say I like this idea, however,for two reasons:
1) It takes focus away from the real problem which is too much waste and waste that is not biodegradable. We should be promoting research and other efforts in this regard. As for alternate sources of biofuel why not legalize growing Hemp in the U.S. again? Hemp oil was used during WWII to as a source to supplement petroleum based fuels and oils and is currently grown in Canada legally (Hemp not Cannabis).

2)Does anyone honestly believe that a developed bacteria strain which can be used to decompose waste in hours vs. days will not somehow find it’s way into our bodies via water or other means. Think about what that could mean!

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