Hey, speaking of work, I've just been in contact with some folks working on what may be the 'real deal' - an economical, integrated alternative fuel project with a major industry backer and real, targeted market potential. At the risk of sounding like Josh fucking Marshall or something, I probably shouldn't say too much at this point, largely because the testing results still aren't official and the marketing plan is still on the drawing board - but, you know, 'inside sources' say that the technology looks very promising, even to the corporate folks.
There's been a lot of interest lately in using landfill gas for electricity generation, but a better use, in both economic and environmental terms, may be for refining into liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicle fuel. Refuse trucks (along with buses, where the use of natural gas is already well-established) are probably the most promising new market for natural gas - new emissions regulations for refuse trucks in California are spurring rapid growth in sales (and continued refinement) of CNG/LNG trucks - and the potential synergy between LNG-fueled refuse trucks bringing waste to LNG-producing landfills is just totally sweet. Check out this 2003 presentation (PDF!) from Brookhaven National Labs at the Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum for more information on the whole concept - more 'later' (weeks? months?).