What? No bird?
The New York Times has actually showcased something from the Portland area other than tortured artists from the creative class: a Tigard company that says it can turn plastic bags into crude oil, in a financially feasible way.
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Comments (5)
Apparently the Times still has one writer who isn't a hipster. Have him flogged.
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | October 4, 2011 10:05 AM
Does the solar- and wind-power mafia know about this?
Posted by The Other Jimbo | October 4, 2011 10:57 AM
Looks like we picked the wrong time to ban plastic bags.
Posted by Dave J. | October 4, 2011 11:41 AM
Banning plastic bags.
Just another pandering, knee-jerk, bizzkill footnote for Adams resume.
Do they think things through @ City Hall ?
This is local - Adams had to have been aware of this technology - this industry.
Opps . . . preachin' to the choir again.
My bad.
Posted by msmith | October 4, 2011 12:51 PM
This company claims to be profitable at the $52 per barrel price.
There is another start-up company with a local connection that can convert waste into fuel for around $30 per barrel:
www.xfuels.com
Posted by Ralph Woods | October 4, 2011 1:34 PM