ANALYSIS GROUP, INC.
The sharp decline in natural gas prices, the rising cost of coal, and reduced demand for electricity are all contributing factors in the decisions to retire some of the country’s oldest coal‐fired generating units. These trends started well before EPA issued its new air pollution rules.
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Jarrett Walker is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. He currently serves as a Principal Consultant with MRCagney based in Australia. He provides expert advice to clients worldwide Born [...]
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From The Dirt BlogWritten by: Jim Donovan, FASLA, Broadreach Planning & Design, Charlotte, Vermont. Three separate communities in Vermont recently planned new pedestrian and bicycle connections thanks to federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds and are ready to move forward with several projects: The Town of Shelburne, Vermont used TE funds to find the [...]
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Large Scale Wind Turbine Power Farm West of Amarillo, Texas. These are three-bladed cantilevered construction by Siemens and the power output is controlled by blade pitch regulation. – justinarm on YouTube
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration produces the Pocket Guide to Transportation as a compact resource that provides snapshots of the U.S. transportation system and highlights major transportation trends.
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A point of view and synopsis on evidently damaging invasive practices upon our water systems and supplies that affect the earth’s and water’s integrity and the welfare of millions of people.
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This is the twelfth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
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AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
Navigant evaluated the impact of two scenarios of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) on the U.S. wind market through 2016.
Scope of Study
»We evaluated the impact of the following two scenarios:
Scenario 1: the PTC expires at the end of 2012.
Scenario 2: the PTC has a four-year extension and expires at the end of 2016.
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