Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges and Ports
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and many economists support investing billions in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, but paying for it won’t be simple.
America’s Infrastructure Is Getting Worse
In one of the few things they agree on, both Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton have said they would spend billions more on America’s aging roads, bridges, hospitals, schools and public transportation systems.
A Two-Mile Beer Pipeline Carries Belgium’s Lifeblood to Be Bottled
One of Belgium’s oldest breweries, in the narrow streets of medieval Bruges, solved a transportation problem and a avoided a move from the city center.
Sewage Overflow Again Fouls Tampa Bay After Storm
Rainfall from Hurricane Hermine added to the strain already being faced by aging wastewater treatment facilities along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Steel slowdown curbs scrap enthusiasm in US
An American scrap trader was cleaning out his garage earlier this summer. Nicholas Tolomeo explains.
Recent energy intensity decline in government buildings exceeds commercial sector average
(Fri, 16 Sep 2016) About 14% of commercial buildings in the United States are owned by a government agency at federal, state, and local levels. The latest data from EIA's Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) show these buildings have significantly reduced their energy intensity in recent years.
Hinkley Point Nuclear Plant Will Go Ahead, Britain Says
The project, financed in part with French and Chinese investment, had been postponed in July, angering its international partners.
Electricity customers' service restored in Tallahassee after Hurricane Hermine
(Thu, 15 Sep 2016) Many electric customers lost service as Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida and moved over portions of several southern states in early September. Electricity use in the city of Tallahassee, Florida dropped rapidly in the hours after the hurricane's landfall around midnight on September 2, falling to less than 20% of forecast normal hourly demand. Service was not back to near normal levels until at least three days later.
Annual Energy Outlook 2016
(Thu, 15 Sep 2016) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released the full Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016), which focus on the factors expected to shape U.S. energy markets through 2040. The projections provide a basis for examination and discussion of energy market trends and serve as a starting point for analysis of potential changes in U.S. energy policies, rules, and regulations, as well as the potential role of advanced technologies.
EIA now provides estimates of drilled but uncompleted wells in major production regions
(Wed, 14 Sep 2016) Starting this month, EIA's <em>Drilling Productivity Report</em> (DPR) includes monthly estimates of the number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the seven DPR regions. Estimates will go through the prior month; the September DPR includes estimates through August.