The team hopes to make anaerobic digestion more efficient and profitable for farmers who convert manure to natural gas. A research team led by Iowa State University is studying ways to increase farmers’ interest in — and profits from — biofuels made from manure and other low-value biomass. Anaerobic digestion, as it’s known, processes agricultural […]

Last week the federal government approved the Yeelirrie uraniam mine in Western Australia in the face of vigorous protest from traditional owners. This Canadian-owned uranium mine is the newest instalment in Australia’s long tradition of ignoring the dignity and welfare of Aboriginal communities in the pursuit of nuclear fuel. For decades, Australia’s desert regions have experienced uranium […]