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Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg Visits Charleston Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on a tour touting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will lead to billions of […]
Read MoreInnovation is the Only Path to Solving Climate Change
If the threat is as dire as some believe, we cannot wait for policy changes to take effect. Realistically, tax and regulatory policy cannot bring […]
Read MoreExpanded Amtrak Service Finds Friends in Federal Government
The relationship between passenger rail and freight rail often comes across the way cinematic thrillers depict tension between the FBI and local police. Both want […]
Read MoreGulf Coast Gambit: Amtrak’s Play For New Passenger Rail Service
Amtrak is seeking to establish twice daily passenger service between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. With Hurricane Katrina damaging rail infrastructure back in 2005, […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Natural Gas
Natural gas has become the fossil fuel of choice in the last decade as energy producers shift towards less environmentally-impactful fuels. The U.S. today produces […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Coal
Coal is primarily used to create electricity in the United States. For coal to create electricity, bituminous or subbituminous coal is burned, which turns water […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Wind Energy
Wind energy has been used for purposes of sailing and flying for hundreds of years. Wind energy can also be harnessed for electricity via wind […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Renewable Energy
Renewable energy sources have received significant amounts of investment in recent years as combating climate change becomes a higher priority. Sunlight, the movement of water, […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Fossil Fuels
The U.S. has a diverse and proven supply of several types of fossil fuels that can be used to power the national grid. Coal, natural […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Hydropower
Hydropower has been used for hundreds of years at small scales to power windmills on farms but has massive potential to provide commercial electricity for […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy has long been a technology that most associate with large, expensive reactors that cost billions to build. However, nuclear power can generate massive […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Petroleum
Petroleum has long been used to power vehicles, heat homes, and facilitate travel across the U.S. As climate change becomes a more pressing issue, oil […]
Read MoreEnergy Month: Solar Energy
Solar energy continues to be utilized by homeowners to decrease their energy bills in regions of the U.S. with lots of sunlight. The two main […]
Read MoreAn Embarrassment of Riches Unspent While Costs Soar
If there is one thing the latest Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Technology Report makes clear, it is that the damage prevention ecosystem has an embarrassment […]
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