Energy Xchange in the News Part 3

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"Residents of Yancey and Mitchell counties in North Carolina are concerned about conservation and economic prosperity. When the landfill that served the two counties was closed in 1994, extensive research and a lot of brainstorming generated a host of ideas for reuse. One board member said, no idea was too ridiculous . . . we could have branched out a thousand different ways. This flexibility allowed local leaders to create and customize an appropriate energy reuse for the landfill. As home to some of Americas most creative artists and beautiful native plants, the Yancey-Mitchell landfill seemed the perfect place for developing craft incubator studios and greenhouses to cultivate endangered flora while utilizing the landfill gas."

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• energy
• landfill gas
• North Carolina
• methane
• community
• green jobs