LIME: Powering Seattle with Leftovers
by Lime Planet, New York, New York 
on 03. 1.06
Alternative energy is on the radar today in the Pacific Northwest, as well as in Nevada. A new study found that half of Washington’s energy supply could be provided by converting the state’s organic waste into energy. The study, reported in The Olympian, determined that 45 sources of biomass produced in the state amount to a million tons – enough to produce 1,770 megawatts of power.
The majority of the waste comes from the timber industry, with some also coming from poultry farms. The waste includes wood scraps, kitchen leftovers, and animal manure. It would be turned into biofuel to generate electricity.
Washington’s Gov. Chris Gregoire told the paper that “biomass has terrific potential to contribute toward energy independence.” The state hopes to get its biofuels industry up and running soon.
[by Hillary Rosner , Syndicated from the Planet section of LIME ]
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I read this on Lime already. Why not stick to your own stuff? This seems like a space filler. Please don't wasst my time.
Sorry you feel that way, Frank, but I'd like to point out that nobody is forcing you to read the same thing twice. I don't see how it is wasting your time.
LIME are allies of ours and we're collaborating with them by reprinting some of their content. It's great that you are already reading their stuff straight from the source, but not everybody is.