Building An Artists' Colony On A Toxic Landfill

Artists in Penland, N.C. have found a way to benefit from a landfill's noxious fumes.

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July 24, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Since May, the noxious fumes that once befouled the landfill have been creating power and incubating the careers of a small colony of artists in energy-intensive fields. The power project uses methane gas, a flammable pollutant and byproduct of decomposing trash, to fuel furnaces for glass blowers and metal workers, and potters' kilns."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: From a Noxious Landfill to a Nurturing Colony for Artisans

Monday, July 23, 2001 in The New York Times

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