Mainstream solutions tend to generate quite a bit of attention as people and companies search for answers and applications to issues of all kinds. Often, however, it is the less-noticed processes that end up solving the initial issue more efficiently and elegantly than front-page ideas. Keeping an eye out for those processes that might be flying under the radar is one of the better ways to profit from a pressing need and solution. To find a potentially lucrative payoff, all an investor needs to do is be aware and open-minded to new ways of looking at potential solutions.

Global Environment Energy Corp., an energy development company with a full array of energy programs, was founded around waste-to-energy electricity development. Its lead product works to develop clean energy through a waste-to-gas system known as “The BiosPhere MK-V.” The founder and chief executive officer of the company, Dr. Chris McCormack, is also

The world laments the way its population is treating the environment. Energy may be a hot topic at the moment, but it is a relatively new issue in the public’s mind. Consumer-based waste products have been around for more than a few decades; just think of the “reduce-reuse-recycle” mantra. In today’s marketplace, there is finally some technology available to cope with part of this waste issue. Doing something in the plastics “reuse” category has always been a cost issue, with most possible answers being too expensive for manufacturers. Today, however, there may actually be a practical and profitable solution in this one area that will certainly put a dent in virgin plastic use.

Cereplast Inc., a bio-plastics manufacturer, works to offer plastic resins manufactured with 100-percent recyclable plastic materials and 50-percent recyclable plastic materials. The company has had solid responses from companies testing its resin products - resulting in many buying