Waste-to-energy featured in the major press on April 12 as Elisabeth Rosenthal published an 1,800 word article in the New York Times entitled, “Europe finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags.” The article was incredibly positive and helped debunk many of the myths associated with waste-to-energy. In the course of her investigation, the reporter visited waste-to-energy facilities in Denmark and synthesized much of the relevant information about the ability of waste-to-energy to manage trash responsibly, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and avoid greenhouse gases. Activists given the opportunity to comment in the article could merely muster the view that  “Incinerators are really the devil.”   The article did include one error when it suggested that no new waste-to-energy capacity is planned or under construction in the US.  ERC sent a letter explaining the status of the industry and discussing the new capacity that has been built, is under construction, or is planned.