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Related Links: Roxbury Landfill Greenlight Portal At Fenimore Landfill in Roxbury, N.J., where rotting debris is blamed for the release of dangerous amounts of hydrogen sulfide, real-time monitoring is providing a warning system for nearby residents should the releases spike, as well as valuable data to those evaluating solutions.Emilcott Technology Inc. has developed a system of real-time air monitoring, called Greenlight, which integrates cloud computing to make the data publicly available online instantly. It is currently deployed at the Fenimore Landfill.Bruce Groves, president of Emilcott, says the monitoring system is the first of it’s kind.“It’s really the future of detection,”
Photo Courtesy of Bill Wolfe/PEER A public advocacy group says streams connected to the Fenimore landfill were impaired prior to the reopening of the site. The state has scrapped solar-power plans and is looking for a new contractor. Related Links: After Prison, Former Contractor Disputes Case KIYC: Landfill owner Richard Bernardi served 3 years for bribery Allegations are flying as public acrimony mounts over a botched attempt to place a solar farm atop an abandoned landfill in New Jersey.At the center of the controversy is a New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection report that has not yet been made public.
Courtesy of BP Drone weighs 13.5 lbs and can stay aloft for three hours. Related Links: FAA Appeals Drone Ruling as Use Soars FAA Drone Information Page The Federal Aviation Administration’s recent approval of BP’s flights of a commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or drone, over northern Alaska, which began on June 8, is a step toward legalizing commercial UAS flights elsewhere in the nation. Until now, legal commercial use of UAS over land has been restricted to the military, law enforcement and scientists engaged in research and development.FAA spokesman Les Dorr says the agency is talking to commercial industries