Posts Tagged ‘ energy ’

ctrp377 Our Failing Infrastructure

ctrp377 Our Failing Infrastructure

May 1, 2011

All over the world our transportation systems, food production systems, and overal infrastructure are being pushed more than ever before. With the onset of financial crisis and the reality of having less resources dedicated to repairing and renewing these systems, the reality of a multi-level failure, a crisis beyond...

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Coal from Kemerovo

Coal from Kemerovo

April 17, 2010

Many of you out there are hoping I'll write more about Tomsk, and in time, I surely will. But one aspect of this trip that certainly overwhelms and makes it impossible to write much is the fact that I am nonstop on my way somewhere.  A factor that I'm...

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bmtv94 Undamming Rivers

December 2, 2008

Word from the Northwest of the US is that 4 dams along the Klamath river will be removed by 2011. The river will once again flow and the ecosystem will have a fighting chance after almost a century of being dammed. It will be the largest dam removal and...

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Shame on Jan

Shame on Jan

November 7, 2007

Greetings once again from Brussels, city of long work hours and dreary office work. Today's item that has me pretty disappointed involves the Dutch government and the iron fisted oligarch that runs Russia. They've struck a deal so that the Dutch gas company now controls a higher percent...

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bm174 Westinghouse and Nuclear Media

December 22, 2006

Loads of internet connection problems out here on the street. This podcast focuses on the Westinghouse Corporation.. who have played and continue to play, a huge role in US media and nuclear energy world wide. After their recent deal with China, I decided to take a closer look...

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