Tag: infrastructure
The oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico would provide oil and create jobs, but environmentalists want President Obama to say no to project....
Unless Congress takes emergency action, some say the Postal Service, operating at a deficit of $9 billion, could shut down by this winter....
Bad land-use, urban sprawl and cost-cutting measures by utilities leave US vulnerable to destruction caused by Hurricane Irene and other recent natural disasters....
Two authors debate whether we should move away from centralized power, water and other utilities or invest more in them....
Germany plans to phase out nuclear energy and replace it with renewable sources, such as wind and solar power....
In a radical overhaul of its energy policy, the German government has decided to phase out its nuclear power within ten years....
Chicago’s 50-year forecast: lethal and extreme weather, a termite invasion and a 1.5 foot drop in Lake Michigan's depth....
In spite of the vast energy resources in Venezuela, the country can't provide electricity to its people. President Hugo Chavez blames the opposition. ...
Access to fresh water may be the most pressing issue of the twenty-first century. Protecting it may be a matter of life and death....
The Mississippi River continues to rise, and the Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers are working to contain the damage. But the costs are still high....
