Month January 2011

California’s massive budget problems

From an in-depth Reuters article on California’s dismal financial situation. California faces an identity crisis. If the world’s eighth largest economy has any chance of restoring its former glory, it will have to reverse course drastically and quickly, becoming less…

Japan plans adoption of fuel cell vehicles by 2015

The Japanese government is working towards a steady supply of high grade hydroden and researchers have developed a low-cost replacement for platinum and palladium, which are used by fuel cells to create electicity. Being a large island smaller than the…

Compost in 3 days from industrial-scale composter

Texas Microbial Applications has several in-vessel composters, including portable systems. They work on many types of waste, including animal parts, and are powered by small motors. In-vessel composting is done by feeding organic materials into a drum, silo, tunnel or…