Confluence Energy Blog Beetle-kill pellets find new purpose in absorbing oil and gas spills

Mark Mathis was looking pretty smart in early 2008. He was harvesting Colorado beetle-kill and converting the state's flood of dead trees into pellets for affordable home heating. Then the price of oil collapsed - falling by more than $100 a barrel in a year - and suddenly, pellets were no longer the inexpensive option... Read More»The post Beetle-kill pellets find new purpose in absorbing oil and gas spills appeared first on Confluence Energy.