Day July 22, 2008

The strange economics of landfill management

Less trash being dumped in a landfill should mean lower prices because demand has dropped. But not in the bizarro world of landfill “management” where they want to raise prices because people are presumably recycling more and thus creating less…

Vertical growing method for biofuel algae

Not only does algae produce vastly more oil per acre than corn or palm, this new vertical growing method is closed loop, which means water continually is recycled and thus is much more eco-friendly. And the process sequesters co2 as…

Hilina Slump and Hawaii

The Hilina Slump is a massive piece (20 kilometers cubed) of the Big Island of Hawaii that is breaking away and slipping into the ocean. In 1975, part of it cracked and fell 11 feet into the ocean, creating a…