A section of Glines Canyon Dam above the water line was shot with explosives May 17 to remove the remaining concrete. –AmericanRivers on YouTube.
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Olympic National Park, WA: Blast at Glines Canyon Dam-Elwha River Restoration
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012Smart Buildings: Ten Trends to Watch in 2012 and Beyond
Monday, May 28th, 2012
PIKE RESEARCH
The smart building industry has been busy over the last few years. Advances in technology that make it easier to manage energy have considerably broadened the energy conversation, engaging not just facility managers, but also CEOs and CFOs. Although the effects of the global economic recession are still felt throughout the building and construction industries, technology vendors and integrators have continued to uncover new opportunities to improve energy efficiency in the existing building stock. The potential for energy efficiency has hardly been tapped even today.
Salt Lake City, UT: Solar Panel Construction Time Lapse at the Natural History Museum of Utah
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012http://www.facebook.com/frostjeffIn December of 2011 I was commissioned to do a time lapse film of the solar panel installation at the brand new Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City by green energy company, S Power (http://www.spower.com). This film was shot during all of December; only taking one single day off, Christmas (but only […]
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: David Foster, Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
David Foster is the Executive Director of the BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy. From 1989-2006, Foster served as Director of United Steelworkers District 11, a 13-state region spanning from Minnesota to Washington State and Alaska. From […]
View this complete post...Greening the Grid
Monday, May 14th, 2012Part of Climate Desk’s future energy series, this video looks at how real-time pricing can modernize the biggest machine on Earth. –ClimateDesk on YouTube.
View this complete post...In Fracking’s Wake: New Rules are Needed to Protect Our Health and Environment from Contaminated Wastewater
Monday, May 14th, 2012
NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
Executive Summary
This paper analyzes the problem of wastewater generated from the hydraulic fracturing process of producing natural gas, particularly with regard to production in the Marcellus Shale.
View this complete post...Banking on Green
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
AMERICAN RIVERS – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS – ECONORTHWEST -WATER ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION
This report focuses on the economic impacts caused by polluted urban runoff, also known as “stormwater,” a significantly growing source of water pollution in the United States. It’s not intended to be an academic or technical document, but instead to be an “easy to read” compendium of current experiences, analysis and knowledge.
State of Charge: Electric Vehicles’ Global Warming Emissions and Fuel-Cost Savings across the United States
Monday, April 16th, 2012
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
Introduction
Over the past 100 years, we have become increasingly dependent on our cars for meeting life’s most basic needs. For most Americans, getting to and from work, bringing food home from the grocery store, or going to the doctor means using one’s car.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Christian Steinbrecher, President, Ukiah Engineering Inc., ASCE Oregon 2011-2012 Civil Engineer of the Year
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Christian F. Steinbrecher, president of Ukiah Engineering Inc., was awarded the “2011 – 2012 Engineer of the Year Award” by the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his work on Oregon’s Infrastructure Report Card issued by the Oregon Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His experience has spanned almost […]
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