Humans the world over generate a a staggering amount of trash. Nearly everything we purchase is wrapped in packaging. Usually multiple layers consisting of paper, plastic, cardboard and/or glass. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American...
Methane is a natural component of air and everyone is exposed to low levels of methane when they breathe in the air outside. But methane is an occupational hazard in certain industries where it is likely to occur in higher...
While most people really want to make an effort to recycle their waste, many find separating paper, glass, plastic, and metal cans a time consuming chore. But with the advent of single-stream recycling only effectively eliminating this laborious task, more...
Carr Farm used to be a dairy farm but since 2011 it has been the site of an on farm anaerobic digester plant which is fed with silage, potatoes, fodder beet, cattle manure and poultry litter as some of the...
With the 2018 Farm Bill recently being passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the President on December 20th, those in the biogas industry may be wondering how this affects them and their business. Here is...
We spend a lot of time here at Diamond Scientific talking about air quality. I suffer with environmental allergens and every one of my children and grand children unfortunately received the same gene. Rounds of antibiotics and antihistamines just don't...
Concentrations of the key atmospheric gases responsible for driving up climate warming reached a record high in 2017, according the the World Meterological Organization’s annual greenhouse gas report, which also indicates that there is no sign that this rising trend...
Renewable natural gas (RNG) offers great potential as a sustainable source of energy and an alternative to conventional pipeline gas, but what are the differences between the two and how does their quality compare? How does the Quality of Renewable...
The implications that increased usage of natural gas has on climate is a hotly debated topic. When burnt, natural gas is considered a cleaner fuel when compared to dirtier fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but methane leaks during...
