Energy Vision sponsored a luncheon presentation focused on biomethane at Linklater’s offices in June, 2009. Watch presentations by Joanna Underwood and Gail Richardson.

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In the new issue of EV News…Learn about California’s groundbreaking Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a model for states across the country in tackling climate change. In setting the Standard, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) characterized fuels by their “carbon intensity” (their total planet-warming gas emissions from production through combustion). Natural gas and biomethane ranked highest. For more, click here.

Industry newsletter Fleet Maintenance—an electronic publication with an audience of about 20,000—covered Energy Vision’s recent research showing the potential of biogas:

Energy Vision, a national non-profit organization that analyzes and promotes technologies and policies to make a swift transition to pollution-free renewal energy sources, found that biogas from NYC’s residential garbage could produce tens of millions of gallons of biomethane vehicle fuel annually, not only during the lifespans of the landfills in which it is buried, but for years after their closure. This fuel – a much cleaner, less polluting fuel – could be used to replace dirtier diesel fuel.

The article also notes that “New York City’s Department of Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty agrees that the findings are impressive, and says that his department will work with Energy Vision on this important issue.”

Take a moment to read the entire article here.

On June 11, Linklater Law hosted Energy Vision at a 40-person brunch, where attendees learned about how New York City’s trash can be converted to fuel for bus and truck fleets. While there, EV delivered an excellent presentation on this cutting-edge topic.

Click on the links below to read parts 1-5 of the presentation.

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5

Amongst the attendees were New York City Council Member David Yassky (below left) as well as EV President Joanna Underwood and attorney Stephen B. Land from Linklater Law (below right).

Energy Vision just launched a study of New York City’s potential to turn trash into fuel – and New York is excited:

New York City’s Department of Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty agrees that the findings are impressive, and says that his department will work with Energy Vision on this important issue. “DSNY looks forward to working with Energy Vision to explore opportunities for converting the City’s organic waste into transportation fuel for public and private fleets. If this strategy is found to make economic and environmental sense, it could contribute to the City’s long-term sustainability and energy independence,” said NYC Sanitation Commissioner Doherty.

Check out the full press release here.

In this time of economic crisis, New York City has the opportunity to take advantage of a valuable energy resource that is close at hand and largely thrown away. Household garbage from the city can produce enough Biomethane (“renewable natural gas”) to fuel the city’s entire fleet of refuse trucks, recycling trucks, and thousands of additional vehicles as well.

Read the full article.

EV President was recently interviewed for an article in the Canadian Press, Using Organic Waste to Fuel Your Car, and subsequently participated in an interview on a Calgary-based radio station on biomethane.