Video: Hard Hatted Woman Trailer
Hard Hatted Woman Trailer 2017 from Lorien Barlow on Vimeo.Hard Hatted Woman is the first feature documentary film about women breaking down gender barriers in blue-collar construction trades.
House, Senate Reconcile Bills on Water Infrastructure Legislation
The House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee successfully reconciled their respective bills on water resources infrastructure spending to craft the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. The full House approved the legislation Thursday afternoon, Sept. 13, by a vote of 377-20 and sending it on to the Senate for consideration. In a joint announcement made on Sept. 10, the House and Senate committees fo...
State DOTs Respond as Hurricane Florence hits East Coast
Though downgraded to a Category 2 storm before making landfall, the 100 mph-plus winds and heavy rains generated by Hurricane Florence were expected to affect five states along the U.S. east coast: North and South Carolina in particular, along with parts of Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. All five of them declared states of emergencies well before Florence came ashore, with their respective departments of transportation helping evacuate residents from coastal areas as well as deploying crews...
Real-Time Reporting: Information Management Keeps $1 Billion Light-Rail Project on Track
Traditionally, the construction and engineering sectors have been somewhat reticent to adopt new technology. However, with the prospect of a U.S. government infrastructure bill in the works, which could trigger spending of $200 billion in federal money during the next decade to spur an additional $1.3 trillion in spending from cities, states and private companies on major projects, this is changing as firms look to modernize and improve efficiency and collaboration. Leveraging a cloud-based nex...
House Sends Water Resources Infrastructure Bill to Senate with Unanimous Vote
Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan, comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which includes the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA). The bill will improve America’s harbors, ports, waterways, flood protection, and other vital water infrastructure. The America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021), approved today by voice vote, is the product of negotiations and agreement between House and Senate committees...
EIA Releases September’s U.S. Short-Term Energy Forecast
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The full STEO can be downloaded at: http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/ Forecast Highlights Global liquid fuels Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $73 per barrel (b) in August, down almost $2 from July. EIA expects Brent spot prices will average $73/b in 2018 and $74/b in 2019. EIA expects West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices will average abo...
House & Senate Committee Leaders Announce Water Resources Infrastructure Agreement
Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which could be considered on the House floor later this week. Agreement on the legislation, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, was announced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Senate E...
Solar Energy Might Become EU’s Fastest-Growing Energy Source by 2020 Due to Elimination of Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Panels
Following the European Commission’s decision to lift trade tariffs on the import of solar panels from China, Europe’s energy experts have described the block’s decision to end the trade war with Beijing as a “watershed moment for European solar energy.” In 2013 the EC imposed tariffs of up to 64.9% on the original price of solar panels imported from China, after accusing Beijing of selling subsidised panels below cost in Europe. The tariffs were imposed to protect European solar panel ma...
REPORT: Energy Efficiency Employs 2.25 Million Americans
Energy efficiency jobs grew 3% in 2017 17 states have more than 50,000 energy efficiency workers; 25 have more than 30,000 Energy efficiency employs 2X as many Americans as fossil fuel industries WASHINGTON AND BOSTON – (September 6, 2018) – Energy efficiency added more new jobs than any other industry in the entire U.S. energy sector in 2017, and now employs nearly 2.25 million Americans, according to a new jobs analysis from E4TheFuture and the national, nonpartisan business group E2...
How much water is used to fulfill the energy needs of the US?
Study analyzes how much water is used by oil, coal, natural gas, wind and other energy sources To generate the energy delivered to each home, business and industrial entity in the United States each year, trillions of gallons of water are required for energy production, processing, conversion and transport. However, the exact amount of water withdrawn from the environment and consumed for each energy source has never been quantified – until now. For each of the various energy sources,...
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