What You Should Know About Keystone Pipeline
Bane or Savior of the Trump Administration, the President Must Address Greenhouse Gases with Respect to the Keystone XL In March, President Trump approved the development of the Keystone XL Project, a 1,200-mile-long pipeline delivery system that will push Alberta tar sand oil from Hardisty, Alberta
Caterpillar’s Three-Month Global Sales Increase by 30 Percent
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), the world’s largest manufacturer of mining, excavation, and construction equipment, is approaching 60 months straight of sales growth. Between October and December of 2016 alone, Cat saw increased gains of 30 percent in equipment sales. There has been a substantial rise
Environment Moved to Forefront as Crude Oil Supply No Longer in Question
Fuel saving devices that really work — mechanisms like fuel catalysts — may not be as critical for protecting the world’s oil reserves as once thought. While fuels saving devices still have tremendous value for individual consumers, companies, and corporations — because they can reduce f
Americans Drive Trillions of Miles Every Year, Reports the FHWA
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration released its final calculations for the year 2016 on the number of miles Americans drove on public roads, highways and interstates: a staggering 3.2 trillion miles. It isn’t just the total number of miles Americans dr
The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Sets Legislative Action Agenda for 2017
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was pushed through Congress in December 2015, but since then, FAST has done little to reduce congestion in the country’s major cities nor significantly improved mobility. For the most part, funding has been the primary issue. Not
Boom Times for Construction Industry – $1 Trillion in New Infrastructure Spending
The construction industry is primed for major boom times under the Donald Trump administration, according to experts. That means a surge in new equipment orders for massive infrastructure spending – some estimates put it at $1 trillion – just as the industry contends with climate change regulati
The State of Climate Change on Inauguration Day
Just as America’s 45th president assumes office this week comes news that Earth has passed yet another troubling milestone in climate change: scientists reported on Wednesday that the planet reached its highest temperature on record in 2016. That obliterates a record set only a year earlier, which
As the Arctic Warms, America Grows Colder This Winter
A major cold front is descending across the United States this week that is going to send temperatures plunging virtually overnight across much of the Northeast, South and West. Meanwhile, thanks to climate change, temperatures in the Arctic are hitting record highs. Wait, what? To repeat: A major