This month, Securing America’s Future Energy announced its inaugural “Energy Security Prize” competition for emerging and advanced technologies with the ability to significantly reduce America’s dependence on oil. The competition is currently open and accepting applications. Winners will revealed at SAFE’s upcoming energy conference, “OPEC Oil Embargo +40: A National Summit on Energy Security,” which will be held at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 2013.
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Wednesday, July 17th, 2013Innovation NewsBriefsVol. 24, No. 9 Recently, Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) called for a $5.5 billion emergency federal program “to fix the nation’s backlog of deficient and structurally obsolete bridges” (H.R. 2428). He was responding to the well- publicized collapse of the I-5 bridge in Washington State . “It’s an emergency out there,” Rahall proclaimed at […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Leading Candidate for New Ranking Democrat for House Highways, Transit Subcommittee
Monday, July 15th, 2013
Transportation Issues Daily Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton would like to be the next Ranking Member (top Democrat) on the House’s Highways and Transit Subcommittee. The position is very likely to become vacant this month when Rep. DeFazio vacates the position to take over as Ranking on the Natural Resources Committee. See our updated story for the background. […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Martin H. Duke, Editor-in-Chief, Seattle Transit Blog
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
Martin H. Duke on the state of Seattle, what Seattle needs to fix, getting in touch with local politicians and the vision and promise of Seattle Transit Blog
View this complete Infra Blog post...Great American Infrastructure: Astoria, OR: Astoria–Megler Bridge
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
What: The Astoria–Megler Bridge, located in Oregon, is the longest steel cantilever through truss bridge in the nation. When: Initial construction began in 1962 & the Astoria–Megler Bridge officially opened on July 29th, 1966 (although the official dedication ceremony took place a month later). Stats: – Total Length: 21,474 feet (6,545 m) – Width: 28 feet (8.5 m)– Longest Span: […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Could This Be a Letterman Top Ten List for Benefits of Pedestrian Projects?
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Transportation Issues Daily If David Letterman had a top ten list for the benefits of investing in pedestrian projects, it might look like this. The list comes from UK Living Streets, a “national charity that stands up for pedestrians. With our supporters we work to create safe, attractive streets where people want to walk.” Earlier […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Edwin Hill, International President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Edwin D. Hill is President of the the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), an office he has held since 2001. As President of a union whose members work in all sectors of the economy, from utility companies to solar panel production plants, from building retrofitting to nuclear power facilities, Mr. Hill has a unique, […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...What Obama Will Propose for Transportation, in New Climate Change Approach
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
Transportation Issues Daily Today President Obama is proposing a couple of transportation-related executive actions to reduce emissions and global warming. It’s part of a larger package of actions on climate change for which the President can sidestep Congressional approval. The Washington Post has a good, long analysis of the new White House approach and proposal: […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...The Barriers to Expanding Coal Exports
Friday, June 21st, 2013
Transportation Issues Daily Tuesday morning the U.S. House Energy Committee will learn more about barriers to and concerns about exporting coal and LNG. Read the briefing memo prepared for Committee Members and staff. More specifically, the following questions will be addressed during the hearing: What specific barriers are there to exporting coal and LNG in […]
View this complete Infra Blog post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Leo Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Leo W. Gerard is International President of the United Steelworkers, the dominant union in paper, forestry products, steel, aluminum, tire and rubber, glass, chemicals and petroleum. Under Gerard’s leadership, the 850,000-member USW has heightened its focus on reversing the alarming decline of U.S. manufacturing. He has worked to inject workers’ rights into trade agreements, investment […]
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