It takes a lot of commitment to provide stable electrical power to one of the coldest and most remote areas in North America. Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd.’s dedication and investment, however, yields...
Since 1955, the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas has been steadfast in its mission to serve residents in more than 60 cities along the 18,000-square-mile Trinity River Basin with safe, clean water....
Rome, with all its aqueducts, wasn’t built in a day. Likewise, the water and sewer infrastructure that serves the Miami metropolitan area has taken decades to come together. Now, as that original infrastructure...
From its beginnings, Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) has subscribed to the same goal of electricity providers worldwide: “to generate and distribute electricity to the people of Fiji at the lowest...
On its website, Dominica water and Sewerage Company (DOWASCO) Ltd. lists some general facts about water to educate its customers. For example, “Today, the amount of water on earth remains exactly...
As one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, Dominion Resources Inc. has a portfolio that includes approximately 28,000 megawatts of generation and 6,300 miles of electric...
Every summer, millions of tourists flock to Destin, Fla., “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village.” They enjoy sugar white sandy beaches and emerald green waters plus numerous recreational activities,...
Stringent environmental regulations and evolving water conservation behaviors regarding the public’s water usage may help save the environment and preserve natural resources. However, updating...
Most people probably don’t think much about the intricacies that go into things like making sure water comes out of the tap, or coordinating trash pickup throughout an entire city. But the leaders...
As the fourth-largest public-owned water utility in West Virginia, the city of Fairmont Utilities serves approximately 13,500 direct customers, as well as resale customers in 10 municipalities in the...
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – also known as “The Stimulus Bill” – $787 billion of federal funds were appropriated to boost the U.S. economy out of the Great Recession....
With the unrest in the Middle East and domestic energy policy decisions affecting global energy markets and domestic gas prices, Americans are once again calling for a strong U.S. energy policy to rein...
It is not only the potential size of this gigantic gas lode that will make a big difference in the U.S. energy supply, but also the Marcellus Shale’s location, within spitting distance of arguably the...
Our nation’s critical infrastructure – energy, transportation and water – is failing. In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded it an overall grade of D, and that was likely...
The business climate in America is starting to see some major changes as more and more companies are beginning to understand the important correlation between the economy and the environment.
The earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11, 2011, permanently disabled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
According to some pundits in the days and weeks afterward, the global nuclear...
Since the rash of energy company bankruptcies following the turn of the century, the energy industry has been relatively unaffected by major business failures. The SemGroup bankruptcy roiled oil markets...
Recent political uproar around the world has driven home the potential liabilities that U.S. construction companies face in pursuing ever-expanding global opportunities. Instances of stranded construction...
According to the Bible, the Tower of Babel was an attempt to build a tower that reached all the way to Heaven that was foiled by God changing the languages of all who were building it. The lesson intended...
Despite the Obama administration’s deepwater moratorium being lifted in October of last year, the resumption of investment in offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) – and deep-water drilling...