John Hennessy III,
P.E.
BUILDING AMERICA’S FUTURE
Rebuilding America’s economic foundation is one of the most important missions we face in the 21st century. Our parents and grandparents built America into the world’s leading economic superpower. We have a responsibility to our own children and grandchildren to strengthen—not squander —that inheritance, and to pass on to them a country whose best days are still ahead.
View this complete post...“Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes. Or collaborating with classmates around the world while watching live 3-D video of a university lecture. Universal, ultra […]
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RENEWABLE AND APPROPRIATE ENERGY LABORATORY
The environmental and societal benefits of deploying renewable energy technologies at utility scale must be considered alongside the concomitant costs and alternatives in order to properly evaluate the social return on investment of each technology.
Want an alternative to vehicular dependence on gas and oil? Forget about electric cars – how about wind-up cars, sail cars, and pogo cars! “Bruce McCall’s Energy Free Transportation Future” envisions our roads and skies as environmentally fantastical places.
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Boston, MA is full of sustainable energy projects, and CityofBoston.gov created an interactive map to show where they’re taking place.
View this complete post...Black & Veatch is one of eight Kansas City metropolitan companies chosen by KCP&L to house the sites. The station at Black & Veatch should be operational by late July and will be able to serve two vehicles at once. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program, KCP&L will not charge users for the service through the end of 2013.
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GOOGLE.ORG
Our need for energy must be balanced against the often competing interests of the economy, environment, and national security. Clean, sustainable, safe, and secure sources of energy are needed to avoid long-term harm from geopolitical risks and global climate change. Unless fully cost-competitive with fossil fuels, the adoption of clean technologies will either be limited or driven by policy. Innovation in clean energy technology is thus needed to reduce costs and maximize adoption. But how far can energy innovation go towards meeting economic, environmental, and security needs? This analysis attempts to estimate the potential impact clean energy innovation could have on the US economy and energy landscape.
This is the second in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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