According to Tuesday’s Free Press, London may soon put its name on the map as a producer of biogas.
An article by N. De Bono stated:
“StormFisher Biogas, a London company that will turn vegetable waste into electricity, has inked its largest deal yet, partnering with Loblaws stores across Southwestern Ontario to take their leftover fruit and vegetable for use in its local plant.
“The London facility will generate 28 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 2,800 homes.”
I believe the facility is cause for celebration because if there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last few decades it’s that North Americans have plenty of leftovers.
My gosh, we’ve got reusable trash coming out our ears.
The bad news.
We can’t celebrate too loudly. A biogas facility in London means we’re only about 30 years behind the times.
As reported in the front page article:
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["Thirty years late again?": GAH]
“As innovative as the process is for Ontario, it's common in Europe, where organic waste has been diverted from landfills for decades. Europe has 6,000 bio-gas generators.”
(Hey, at least in a region known for its corn and soy bean crops - grown mainly to feed cattle - we’ve shown we can think about more than beef on the BBQ every once in awhile. Well done).
And more bad news for me.
I can no longer wear the T-shirt that proclaims in bold print that I’m the ‘World’s largest producer of natural gas.’
Number two again.
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Why are we always 30 years behind the times around here?
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