Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Mosby Archibong proposes that the city to sell methane gas from its four closed landfills to a natural gas provider, according to the AJC. Allowed to waft upwards as greenhouse gas, methane is even more efficient than carbon at trapping the heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. As a fuel, it burns very [...]

After years of frustrating environmentalists who say it ought to recycle more than 3 percent of its waste, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has announced plans for a more extensive recycling program. WABE’s Odette Yousef reports, however, that at least one recycling industry expert doubts the program will work. The world’s busiest airport produces more than 70 tons [...]

Original post with comments appeared first here on Atlanta Unsheltered. A reader wrote in the other day to express thanks that the lights were fixed in the tunnel under the King MARTA station, and then wondered when MARTA would get around to cleaning up the “toxic waste” that accumulates in said tunnel. Eric, do you mean like [...]