The news cycle is filled with so many stories concerning the perilous state of our environment, it is nice when a piece of encouraging news comes along.  Yesterday, WNYC news reported that the nation’s largest biofuel facility is coming to Brooklyn and will be located on Newtown Creek, currently a superfund site.  The plant will be converting various waste products into fuel, reducing our city’s waste output, and producing energy at the same time. According to WNYC:

Queens councilman James Gennaro, who chairs the committee on environmental protection, says Metro Fuel‘s work will help his efforts to create a new mandate for home heating.  “There would be biofuels blended with standard heating oil, making it a lot cleaner, a lot better for the environment, and not any more costly,” Gennaro says.

I’m proud to hear that it’s happening in my borough, now if only there was more of this kind of development happening on a larger scale.  Here’s to WYNC for taking the time to report on it!