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Fighting Food Waste and Climate Change
Put ’em up: Fighting Food Waste Also Combats Climate Change Most people point to renewable energy as the solution to curbing carbon emissions and alleviating the impacts of climate change. As that is a huge part of slowing down the warming of our climate, there are also easier, more accessible solutions, such as fighting food…
Biomethane Legislation For The Win!
New Biomethane Legislation in California With the ongoing climate crisis, the business sector is pushing for more support of biogas projects and biomethane legislation across the globe. Biomethane, also called renewable natural gas, is produced from the anaerobic digestion of organic waste. It is used for fuel and heating applications. Not only does the use…
Keeping a Healthy Anaerobic Digester Diet
What Does a Healthy Anaerobic Digester Diet Consist of? Digesters love organic waste – like foods, manure and biosolids. But the compositions and methane potentials of these different waste streams are important factors to consider when feeding a digester. Here are a few facts we live by to ensure a healthy anaerobic digester diet at…
Industrial Waste & Anaerobic Digestion
What Types of Industrial Waste Can an Anaerobic Digester Process? Anaerobic digesters may seem like complex systems, but in reality they aren’t. They function similarly to a human digestive system; they get upset, like a stomach, when undesired materials are inputted into their tank. Digesters strictly require organic materials, “organic” meaning that it comes from…
A Fair Solution: Pricing Pollution
Integrating Carbon Pricing into Society Pricing carbon pollution is one solution to lowering the emissions created from fossil fuel use and encouraging investment in clean energy options. A carbon pricing program brings responsibility to polluters by putting a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions. And, honestly, it makes a lot of sense. Carbon pollution is…
Interesting Facts about Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion Facts Anaerobic digestion is a natural process in which organic waste materials are broken down in the absence of oxygen. There are two byproducts of anaerobic digestion: renewable energy and a nutrient-rich fertilizer. Although it’s a widely used process, not many people are fully aware of the benefits this amazing technology brings society.…