_Study _pushes _nationalFuture energy needs cast shadow over supply
plan for e-recycling

_See _At _Deadline_, _Page ₂₇cent but power generation capacity nation’s transmission system, ac-will increase by only 6 percent, ac- cording to the report. But the quick-cording to the 2006 Long-Term Re- est, cheapest and most reliable way ^liability ^Assessment ^Report ^{re- to} ^increase ^U.S. ^energy ^production^I^BILL ^KEEFREY ^/ ^NEWSCOM^N^T^HIS^I^SSUE^leased ^Oct. ¹⁶^{. also} ^is ^the ^dirtiest, ^according ^to ^en-^DRAIN ^ON ^THE ^SYSTEM: ^Energy ^suppliers ^and ^{environmentalists} ^con-“^Our ^economy ^and ^quality ^of ^lifetinue to battle over pollution issues as demand for energy increases.

By Joe Truini

day, yet the operation and planning

_A _national _electronics _recy-for a reliable electricity system is _cling _program _could _avoid _$224American electricity demand is becoming increasingly difficult,” _million _over _the _next _eight _yearsthreatening to greatly outpace sup- said Rick Sergel, president and ply, but the cheapest and most reli- CEO of the North American Elec-

ⁱⁿ ^unnecessary ^expense ^forable answer may receive, at best, tric Reliability Council, which re-

consumers, state governments reluctant approval from environ- leased the report.

and the industry, according to mentalists. Basically, more power plants

the Consumer Electronics Asso- Over the next 10 years, U.S. elec- need to be built, and significant im-

ciation. tricity demand will jump by 19 per- provements need to be made in the

are more reliant on electricity every See Power, Page 25

NEWSCOM

SOLID WASTE

recycling company. Page 4^By ^Jim ^JohnsonDuPont’s CEO believes sus-

Beverage makers don’t make the grade

Extra

DuPont’s

when it comes to

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recycling, at least

focus

according to two

environmental

groups. Page 3

soil amendments

Reducing emissions,

conserving water part

Avangard Industries and Innovative

of company’s mission

Commodities Group merge to form a

$100 million

plastics

tainability is good for business

to the tune of $6 billion.

The well-know multination-

al company believes it can in-

HAZARDOUS WASTE crease annual revenues by

that amount by 2015 by pro-

^EPA ^{Administrator} ^Stephen viding what it calls “sustain-

Johnson helps able market offerings.”

launch an online “Our vision as a company is

tool based at about sustainable growth,”

JOE ANGELES

Washington Chairman and CEO Chad

University in St. DANA KOLPIN / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ^Holliday ^said. “^We ^have ^200-

Louis to aid with IN THE FIELDS: A new biosolids study uncovered 55 separate organic wastewater contaminants out of 87 organic com- ^plus ^years ^of ^history ⁱⁿ ^ourhazardous pounds that researchers were looking for in the nine samples they tested. At least 25 of the chemicals were found in each ^company, ^and ⁱⁿ ¹⁹⁹⁹ ^we_waste _management. _Page ₇_of _the _nine _soil _products.looked at the world around us and said we need to take a dif-

ferent path. It is sustainable

^AIR ^POLLUTIONBiosolids research finds widespread use of contaminated material ^growth.” _So _DuPont _is _out _with _new

Richard Branson sustainability commitments wants airlines like that the company believes will _his _Virgin _AtlanticBy Joe Truini tardants and chemicals from per- biosolids for the presence of or- _add _billions _to _the _top _line_Airways _to _reducesonal care products, detergents ganic wastewater contaminants.

Chemicals from everyday and other industrial, medical Chad Kinney, assistant profes- ^each ^year ^and ^help ^the ^envi-^pollution ^by products are making their way and household goods showing up sor of chemistry and biochem- ^ronment ^at ^the ^same ^time.^{minimizing running}into fertilizers made from in wastewater effluent and U.S. istry at Eastern Washington “^{Our first job is to create}engines when biosolids, according to recent re- waterways. University in Tacoma, Wash., ^{value for our shareholders,}grounded. Page 16 search, but whether that’s cause But a couple of researchers worked with Edward Furlong, a ^and ^{sustainability} ^is ^good ^forfor concern is unclear. have taken it a step further, test- research chemist with the U.S. ^business,” ^Holliday ^said.