Today, FirmGreen, Inc. (FGI) announced a partnership with Guild Associates, Inc. (Guild) to export green energy technology to Brazil. Soon, the landfill gas (LFG) cleaning equipment that served as a backdrop for the event will create up to 135 green jobs for Ohioans and citizens of other states. The announcement followed a tour at Guild’s factory located in Dublin, Ohio, attended by Ohio representatives as well as FirmGreen CEO Steve Wilburn, and Guild management….Read more

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from the Augusta Chronicle
Waste hauled from Augusta doorsteps might soon be fueling the garbage trucks that collect it, if a $20 million plan to convert landfill methane to compressed natural gas succeeds.

Augusta, Georgia’s growing landfill, still barely a speck on the 1,200 acres it has to expand, has started producing more methane than it can sell. One proposal is to use the excess for fueling the city’s garbage collection fleet…Read more

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After a hard fought win on health care, Congressional allies of the Obama administration are now beginning to refocus on climate change and energy policy. Unlike the health care debate, which split sharply along partisan lines, Senators on both sides of the aisle are working on climate legislation, and that inevitably includes the use of alternative fuels… Read more

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Last week, Dallas Morning News reported on an interview with Rex Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil, during which he expressed reservations about natural gas a vehicle fuel. NGVAmerica Chairman Andrew J Littlefair responded with a letter seeking to correct some misunderstandings… Read more

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At the 80th International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Porsche unveiled its new 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concept. This is not your typical staid hybrid – it’s definitely a high-performance vehicle. Of course, we would like to see Porsche develop a line of CNG or CNG hybrid vehicles… Read more

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Day Two of our journey across America started early in Cloverdale, Indiana. The roads were slightly slippery but an East rising sun made quick work of the night’s frozen dew. We proceeded west on I-70 and crossed into Illinois mid morning. By 1100 hours we pulled off in Vandalia, Illinois for a heart smart breakfast of sausage gravy and biscuits at the Chuck Wagon and were soon back on the road. Read more…

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Oil prices have rallied for two weeks, rising 12 percent as promising economic reports in the U.S. and troubles abroad pushed money into energy commodities. A refinery strike in France and general unease surrounding Iran’s nuclear posturings helped push up crude futures. Other petroleum futures were up for the fourth consecutive day. Read more…

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From My Desert.com – Faced with the need to replace an aging diesel ambulance last February, the Palm Desert City Council decided to explore the possibility of purchasing an ambulance powered by an alternative energy source, and determined that compressed natural gas (CNG) would be an ideal option. Read the full story…

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Prices for gasoline continue to drop at the pump, but will the price of a gallon of gas remain steady over the next year? Oil analysts say the current trend of lower prices simply reflect the weak fundamentals of the world oil markets.
The demand for petroleum products dropped sharply this year as American and European [...]

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Fundamentals of a Landfill Gas to CNG Vehicle Fuel Project

Join SWANA and our members on January 13, 2010, at 1:45-3:00 PM Eastern time (10:45 AM-noon Pacific time) to discuss SWACO and FirmGreen’s Green Energy Center landfill gas to CNG vehicle fuel project.

Steve Wilburn, CEO of FirmGreen, Inc. and Albert Iosue, Assistant Director of Planning and Projects for SWACO will be on hand to discuss essential technical and economic elements of a landfill gas to vehicle fuel project that a municipal solid waste manager needs to know before embarking upon such a project.

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