There’s Gold in that Grease Trap!
2.10.12: In the latest installment of Ask The Expert, producer Ben Pomeroy visited with Emily Landsburg, CEO of Black Gold Biofuels to learn about the infrastructure scourge and energy potential of used cooking oil’s less glamorous cousin, restaurant grease trap waste. Unlike yellow grease from cooking oil, grease trap waste had no practical applications until Landsburg and her company created one that’s now adding value for towns and cities.
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Music:
Dirty Projectors
Tags: biodiesel, Black Gold Biofuels, EPA, fasts, FOGs, grease trap, greases, infrastructure lifespan, oils, raw sewage overflows, restaurants, sewer system, used cooking oil, waste water
Biodiesel Breakdown
9.30.11: Brent Baker, CEO of Tri-State Biodiesel, gives a primer on what are biofuels, as well as a breakdown on when and why you should use this alternative fuel in your car –or tractor, truck, or any diesel-engined machinery–to reduce the pollutants that come out of your tailpipe.
Would you put leftover cooking grease from restaurants into your beloved car? Listen and decide.
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Photo:
Awake at The Wheel
Tags: air pollution, alternative fuels, bio fuels, biodiesel, carbon emissions, Cars, tristate biodiesel
Nike, Champion in Emissions Reduction
Nike dwarfs other apparel companies in its carbon emissions reduction efforts, from supply chain oversight to facility upgrades to testifying in Washington on corporate compliance. Producer Ben Pomeroy talks with Climate Counts‘ Wood Turner on what sets Nike appart from the rest.
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Tags: apparel, athletic, biodiesel, footwear, green power, Nike, product line, renewable energy, sneakers, sports, supply chain
