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Congestion in America A Growing Challenge to U.S. Energy Security

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

SECURING AMERICA’S FUTURE ENERGY
In February 2011, the Energy Security Leadership Council released a report entitled Transportation Policies for America’s Future. The report examined the challenges facing the U.S. transportation system in the 21st century and provided a vision and accompanying recommendations for a more efficient, analytically thorough, and market-driven approach to national transportation policy. Most importantly, it emphasized the crucial interaction between transportation policy decisions and the energy security challenge posed by U.S. oil dependence.

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Tags: Securing America's Future Energy
Posted in Congestion, Energy, Green, Infra Views, National, Pollution, Smart Growth

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Jordan River Water Quality Study

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

This water quality study for the Jordan River establishes the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Total Organic Matter (OM) of 3,983 kg/day that will achieve the model endpoint for Dissolved Oxygen (DO). This target concentration is defined in a water quality model (QUAL2Kw) which is being used as a decision support tool for restoring beneficial use to the lower Jordan River. Additional testing was conducted to quantify uncertainty of input parameters and rates used in the calibrated model. Based on these results and additional information reviewed during the TMDL process, a 1.0 mg/L implicit Margin of Safety (MOS) was added to the Jordan River instantaneous DO standard of 4.5 mg/L. Input concentrations of Total OM that resulted in meeting the model endpoint of 5.5 mg/L DO were used to define permissible loads to the lower Jordan River. This model endpoint and the resulting permissible loads account for levels of uncertainty that exist in the TMDL process at this time and are designed to maintain DO levels in the lower Jordan River above the instantaneous DO standard.

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Tags: Environmental Study, Jordan River, Utah, Water Quality
Posted in Infra Views, Inland Waterways, Local, Pollution, Water Treatment

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Exxon Mobil’s Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

EXXON MOBIL
What do we see over the next 30 years? The answer to that question varies by region, reflecting diverse economic and demographic trends as well as the evolution of technology and government policies.

Everywhere, though, we see energy being used more efficiently and energy supplies continuing to diversify as new technologies and sources emerge. Other key findings of this year’s Outlook includ“In the decades ahead, the world will

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Tags: America's Energy Future, ExxonMobil, OECD, Technology
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Clean Air, Climate Change, Energy, Infra Views, National, Policy, Pollution, Smart Grid, Smart Growth

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North American Energy Inventory 2011

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

North America is blessed with enough energy supplies to promote and sustain economic growth for many generations. The government’s own reports detail this, and Congress was advised of our energy wealth when the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress released a report showing that the United States’ combined recoverable oil, natural gas, and coal endowment is the largest on Earth.

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Tags: Coal, Energy, IER, Oil, Resources
Posted in Energy, Environment, Infra Views, National, Pollution, Smart Growth

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Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Water and Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Of all the infrastructure types, water is the most fundamental to life, and is irreplaceable for drinking, cooking, and bathing. Farms in many regions cannot grow crops without irrigation…Water infrastructure in the United States is clearly aging, and investment is not able to keep up with the need. This study’s findings indicate that investment needs will continue to escalate.

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Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Drinking Water, Infra Views, National, Pollution, Wastewater

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2011 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report

Monday, October 24th, 2011

MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER
Massachusetts has a long history of innovation. From computers and information technology to life sciences and defense, the Commonwealth has spawned numerous companies and industries focused on developing game-changing technologies that have altered the way people throughout the world live. Given this track record, the state’s world-class colleges and universities, and its vibrant venture capital community, it is not surprising that Massachusetts has been at the forefront of clean energy research and development for decades.

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Tags: Clean Energy, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Renewable Energy
Posted in Clean Air, Energy, Environment, Green, Infra Views, Jobs, LEED, Local, Pollution, Smart Grid, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology

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Interactive Map: New York State Sewers in Disrepair

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Costly repair bills for state sewers To see the highest EPA-estimated repair costs in your area use the form to search. View full map (LoHud.com): NYS Sewers in Disrepair

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Tags: Interactive Map, LoHud.com, New York State
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Drinking Water, Environment, Hazardous Waste, Infra Views, Local, Pollution, Solid Waste, Urban Planning, Wastewater

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A Strong EPA Protects Our Health and Promotes Economic Growth

Monday, October 10th, 2011

US COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
Since implementation of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, followed by the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund, and other important environmental laws, America’s gross domestic product (GDP) has risen by 207 percent, and it remains the largest in the world. Complying with the nation’s public health and environmental protection laws has bolstered a $300 billion a year clean technology sector that employs an estimated 1.7 million people.

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Tags: Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Posted in Aging Infrastructure, Bipartisan, Carbon Tax, Clean Air, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Economic Stimulus, Environment, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, Local, National, Pollution, Urban Planning, Wastewater, Water Treatment

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September 27th: NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate: The London / New York Dialogue

Monday, September 19th, 2011

From the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies: “Keeping the Global City Competitive: The Future of the Financial Industries and the Vital Transportation Systems of London and New York” Co-Chairs: Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Board Chairperson, London & Partners; Chairman, New West End Company Ltd Carl Weisbrod, Professor and Chair of Global Real Estate [...]

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Tags: Kimmel Center for University Life, New York, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, September 27th, The London / New York Dialogue
Posted in Buses, Global, Policy, Pollution, Public Transportation, Smart Growth, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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