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Trash to Energy: Oklahoma Business Fires Bricks With Landfill Gas

2012-05-22 2 Dailymotion

Methane produced by landfills is a powerful greenhouse gas. In Oklahoma, NativeEnergy’s Wewoka Biogas Project is capturing that potentially harmful gas and putting it to good use. <br /><br />The project pipes gas created by a landfill to a family-owned brick plant, where it is used to fire kilns. This project helps the local business, and it is expected to reduce 30,000 tons of greenhouse gas pollution each year. <br /><br />That’s like taking 5,000 cars off the road. <br /><br />Several major companies—including eBay, Esurance, Designtex, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and Eco-Products—bought NativeEnergy Help Build™ carbon offsets from the project. This provided critical upfront funding that enabled its construction. <br /><br />Learn more at nativeenergy.com/wewoka-biogas-project.html. <br /><br />About NativeEnergy <br /><br />NativeEnergy is an expert provider of carbon offsets, renewable energy credits, and carbon accounting software. With NativeEnergy’s Help Build™ offsets, businesses and individuals can help f

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