LIBRARY Readers ALERT: A Semi-monthly Service for Students
no. 96 (20 February 2008)
MAGAZINE STORIES
1. Gugliotta, Guy. “A new source of green energy: burning tires?”
Discover (February 12, 2008)
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/new-source-of-green-energy-burning-tires
In the United States alone, 300 million tires are discarded a year.
Engineers have made progress in using old tires as raw ingredients
for new construction materials for roads and recreation facilities.
But ironically, the best solution may be as simple as this: to burn
them and convert them to fuel.
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