It doesn’t happen often, so we should celebrate when the mainstream media praises a waste fuel program. This Tulsa World article includes some very positive statements about the Lafarge tire burning program at the Tulsa plant, and avoids the FUD that normally accompanies such an article (only to provide “balance” of course!) They even make a point to reveal that the cement plant burns at a much higher temperature than the (no doubt government funded) trash-to-energy plant, and how this results in less pollution. Lafarge gets more positive press in the article for their methane pipeline from the local landfill.
The article closes describing how all of these efforts help Lafarge control costs, AND provide a cleaner environment in the bargain. It’s nice to see the press “get it right” on the waste fuels issue, we need more of this across the nation.