Massive oil spills, natural gas explosions, produced water leaks, and train derailments are environmental and human tragedies. These rare but terrible events grab headlines and […]
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Articles by: Benjamin Dierker
Staying Grounded in ESG Efforts
When businesses, corporations, or entire industrial sectors focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), there is a tendency to favor decarbonization and abstract commitments […]
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Carbon-neutral Gasoline Turns Renewable on its Head
Carbon-free gasoline sounds like an oxymoron. Gasoline from refined petroleum remains one of the primary emissions sources across the world due to widespread utilization of […]
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Technology Highlight: Methane Detection
Methane Detection This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. When technology [...]
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Hydrogen Offers Another Energy Alternative
Most Americans know hydrogen as being a key ingredient in water, H2O. Of the many chemical elements on the periodic table, hydrogen is the lightest element, […]
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Petroleum Is Not Just An Energy Source
Since oil was first discovered near Titusville, Pennsylvania over 100 years ago, petroleum has become arguably the most essential natural resource for the United State’s economy […]
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Solar Innovation Pushing the Limits on Efficiency
The solar energy striking the Earth at a given moment is more than the entire world’s energy usage in a year. Solar power’s massive energy […]
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Technology Highlight: Drones
Drones This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. When technology advances, [...]
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A Coming Tidal Change in Energy
Coastal tides are a naturally occurring process caused by the moon’s gravitational pull on the oceans of the world. In the U.S., tidal changes vary […]
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Offshore Wind Innovation May Soon Power the Coasts
Wind generation on land is affected by several factors, such as the topography of the surrounding area, temperature, competing land uses, and human activity. Due to […]
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Technology Highlight: Positive Response
Positive Response This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. [...]
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Click, Save, Print: 3D printing our way to more resilient infrastructure
When 3D printing first became popular with the general public in the early 2000s, there was absolutely no limit on what it could do. People […]
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811 Day Highlights the Importance of Safe Digging
While you may know March 14 as pi day (3.14) and May 4 as Star Wars day (May the fourth), today is of even greater […]
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How Technology Cleaned up Coal within Decades
Coal fueled the rise of the Industrial Revolution and the proliferation of everything from personal cars to iron ore smelting. The advent of new technology […]
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Carbon Offsets Enable Companies to Invest in the Environment
Now more than ever, efforts to combat climate change are becoming universal. Individuals, corporations, and governments are looking for ways to consume more sustainably, reduce […]
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