Landfill's: New energy Opportunity

Landfills are becoming the new hot topic in clean renewable energy. After a landfill is cover and the garbage begins to decompose, gases are formed. One gas in particular that has some individuals foaming at the mouth is methane. Researchers have discovered that methane gas created from decomposing garbage can be used to generate energy. Companies such as Curtis Engine and William Campbell of GSF Energy are seeing dollars signs in landfills. These people are capturing the methane gas to create a new energy source. Landfills must release the methane build up into the environment to prevent an explosion. By releasing the methane into the environment they are killing vegetation, creating smog and are contributing to ozone depletion. So companies like Curtis Engine and GSF Energy are killing two birds with one stone. They are reducing the amount of methane released into the environment and creating clean energy. According to the New York Times Article "What a Dump!; Landfills Yield Riches as Fields of Natural Gas" California has the most landfill sites with methane generating plants followed by New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. More states need to follow this new clean energy source in order to make our country a cleaner place.
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