Transportation Issues Daily Truckers may well be the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy. They deliver 70% of all freight tonnage, while 80% of U.S. communities receive goods exclusively by truck. One out of every 13 people working in our private sector is employed in a trucking-related job across manufacturing, retail, public utility, construction, service, […]
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Three Myths about the Trucking Industry
Thursday, June 21st, 2012Guest on The Infra Blog: Patrick L. Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Land Institute
Monday, June 11th, 2012
Patrick L. Phillips is the Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Established in 1936, ULI is a global non-profit research and education organization with nearly 35,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and […]
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012The Ceres Aqua Gauge: A FRAMEWORK FOR 21ST CENTURY WATER RISK MANAGEMENT
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
CERES
Increasing water demand by the power and energy sectors is another growing competitive pressure. Many forms of electric power require massive amounts of water for cooling, with the sector accounting for 41 percent of total water withdrawals in the United States and 44 percent in the European Union. The water intensity of fuel production is also on the rise. In 2009, only five percent of the world’s liquid fuels came from water-intensive “unconventional” sources such as biofuels, oil sands and shale oil. By 2035, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts, that number could double or even triple, depending on global oil prices.
Freight trains at Oklahoma City
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Train 1 – 0:57 Train 2 – 4:17 On this gorgeous Labor Day Monday, I drove up to Oklahoma City and caught two northbound BNSF trains along “Crossing Alley.” I saw the first train between NW 12th St and NW 11th St, and the train was well overpowered with a total of six locomotives. The […]
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Hoover Dam, NV; Roosevelt Dam, AZ; Keystone Dam, OK; New Croton Dam, NY; Blue Ridge Dam, GA
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