Why not concentrate resources on other sources of energy, say renewable or more efficient ones?
Because, according to the EPA, “the use of landfill gas as a renewable form of energy because it helps reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and contributor to smog, and spares emissions of other pollutants by reducing consumption of fossil fuels. The methane not used to generate energy is either vented into the atmosphere or burned at landfills to minimize emissions.” This isn’t the only landfill project in operation in the country. Last year, 423 landfill gas projects, “generated 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and 75 billion cubic feet of gas in 2006. Those projects prevented the release of 19.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — or the equivalent of tailpipe emissions from 14 million vehicles, according to EPA figures.” That is simply amazing. The impact of our lifestyles is magnified even through our garbage. That’s why it’s more important than ever to be conscious of what you use, how you use it and what you throw away.
