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U.S. House of Representatives, Oversight Committee: CCP Political Warfare: Federal Agencies Urgently Need A Government-Wide Strategy (10.24.2024)
CBS News: Human remains found inside SUV that officials say caused Texas pipeline fire (9.19.2024)
Craft Your Happy Place: 16 Things You’ll Only Find in America and Nowhere Else (9.17.2024)
Nature: Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwave exposure across historically vulnerable communities (9.6.24)
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid: State Policies to Advance Transmission Modernization and Expansion (9.9.24)
The Pitch: The 2024 Paycheck Report Card (9.5.24)
The Essentials: Diggin’ for Gold – Underground Infrastructure, Part 1 (8.23.24)
Common Sense Institute: Protecting Arizona’s Economic Competitiveness: The 2024 Arizona “Job Killers” List (8.8.2024)
George Mason University: Jennifer Sklarew featured as expert guest on Energy Month (8.5.24)
McGraw Hill: Tesla: “We are Not a Car Company” (8.2.24)
Grid Strategies & Brattle: UNLOCKING AMERICA’S ENERGY: How to Efficiently Connect New Generation to the Grid (8.24)
KSDK: Nashville dam flooding highlights urgent need for repairs and modernization, experts say (7.18.24)
Main Post: Construction site until 2029: After the recent bad news from the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg, the workforce resigned (7.12.24)
Water: Green and Sustainable Biochar for Coastal Wetlands Management: A Review to Achieve In Situ Remediation by Artificial Intelligence (PDF) (7.11.24)
Built In: What is a Microgrid? (6.20.24)
The Center Square: What’s the ROI on a downtown redevelopment? (6.18.24)
The Center Square: Why does Georgia own railroads? (6.17.24)
InsideSources: Another CA Transportation Rule That’s on the Wrong Track (6.6.2024)
SouthCarolinaVoyager: Exploring Life & Business with Benjamin Dierker of Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (6.5.2024)
Chemical & Engineering News: Sucking carbon dioxide from air in Iceland (6.3.2024)
Utility Scoop: Groundbreaking Marketing for Damage Prevention (5.30.2024)
University of Washington: Building Resilience in Taiwan’s Internet Infrastructure from Geopolitical Threats (5.21.2024)
Attanai: Space Race Revolutionary Education for Scramble ‘Number One ’ on Space (5.15.2024)
The Secretariat: Once Bitten, Twice Shy: RBI Doesn’t Want A Replay Of Earlier Up-cycle In Infra Financing (5.8.2024)
CBS News: The Main Reason Self-Driving Cars Are Not Ready for Prime Time (5.1.2024)
Gas Strategies: EPA drops hydrogen from US power plant decarbonisation plans (PDF) (4.26.2024)
CGA Conference: How Expanded Response Will Reduce Damages (4.16.2024)
CGA Conference: Efficiency in Utility Locating: Meeting the 50 in 5 Goal (4.15.2024)
Taxpayers Protection Alliance: Taxpayers Protection Alliance Leads Coalition Letter to EPA Opposing CARB Diesel Locomotive Rule (4.11.2024)
Law360: What’s In The Norfolk Southern $600M Derailment Deal (4.9.2024)
The Center Square: Georgia, South Carolina port operations could be affected by Baltimore collision (4.8.2024)
Utility Scoop: VHS | What Do College Students Know About Infrastructure (4.5.2024)
BISNOW: Key Bridge Collapse Highlights Holes In U.S. Infrastructure Funding (3.31.2024)
The Straits Times: Baltimore disaster: The city that lost a bridge looks uncertainly to its future (3.28.2024)
Newsday: MTA paid $1.7M for Mineola soccer field, other projects to win Third Track support, records show (3.26.2024)
Energy Central: Wired Wisdom – March 2024 – [The Grid Network Community Manager Digest] (3.15.2024)
Utility Scoop: A Review of Aii’s Dig Law Proposal (3.7.2024)
Utility Scoop: The Case for Electronic White Lining (3.5.2024)
RealClearEnergy: Two Towns Showcase Both Ends of Joe Biden’s Anti-Energy Crusade (2.22.2024)
Energy Intelligence: US Election: Trump Poised for Energy Dominance, Again? (2.22.2024)
BNN Breaking: Grid Expansion Race: Decarbonization and Innovative Solutions (2.15.2024)
The Center Square: Doubts Persist on Whether Georgia Rail Projects Happen (1.16.2024)
Law 360: The Rail Industry And The East Palestine Wreck: 1 Year Later (PDF) (1.31.2024)
Florida Water Resource Journal: Effective Distribution and Collection Systems are Vital to Maintain Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Water and Wastewater Service (Article Image) (December 2023)
YouTube (Sonsie Face): Space Tech – Is NASA Worth It? (12.12.2023)
The Miami Student: The clean energy revolution could be powered by your trash (11.18.2023)
Modern Hydrogen, Making Inroads Newsletter: Exploring Cost-Saving Sustainability in the Asphalt Industry (11.15.2023)
Environment+EnergyLeader: Oil Companies Express Concerns Over Biden’s Alaska Drilling Policy (11.9.2023)
CNBC: Installing solar isn’t the only big financial decision to make about controlling home power (10.7.2023)
Worth Magazine: 12 Energy Dilemmas the World Needs to Address (9.7.2023)
Bold Journey: Meet Benjamin Dierker, Executive Director of Aii (9.1.2023)
Contributors.ro: Just Stop Oil! ? Not even a pencil can be produced without petroleum (English PDF) (8.15.2023)
DC Journal: Railway Safety Act Will Drive Up Prices Without Adding Safety, Critics Say (8.15.2023)
Railroad Weekly: Freight Expectations (8.13.2023)
Rail Market: New rail report challenges assumptions on freight trains length and safety (8.12.2023)
Inframarker: It’s National 811 Day (8.11.2023)
FreightWaves: Report: Data should drive debate on freight train lengths (8.8.2023)
GOBankRates: Turn Down the AC: Chilling Signs You Are Overpaying for Utilities — And How To Stop (8.8.2023)
RailFanning: New Report Looks at Train Length Amid Ongoing Debate Over Rail Safety (8.7.2023)
Politico: Morning Transportation, More Cars Fewer Problems? (8.7.2023)
Hydro.org: Hydropower “Featured During Energy Month” (8.1.2024)
The Center Square: Lawmaker: State unlikely to take up Atlanta’s grade crossing request (7.19.2023)
FreightWaves: Groups seek to pare down rail safety bill (7.14.2023)
CanvasRebel: Meet Benjamin Dierker (6.29.2023)
Bloomberg: Railway Safety Act Should Be Scrapped(6.12.2023)
Realtor: What 811 Really Covers (And What It Doesn’t)(5.24.2023)
SuperMoney: Is Electric Utilities Central a Good Career Path? (5.1.2023)
Council on Foreign Relations: How the U.S. Rail System Works (4.3.2023)
YouTube (Danny Cantrell): 2023 National Online Forensics College Championships IPDA Gold Round (3.24.2023)
Energy Central: The Best in the Biz (3.23.2023)
The Center Square: Programs, awareness campaigns not stopping railroad grade crossing crashes (3.20.2023)
Law 360: Rush To Regulate After Ohio Derailment Draws Skeptics (PDF) (3.2.2023)
Law 360: Norfolk Southern Derailment Sparks Rail Regs Scrutiny (PDF) (2.24.2023)
The Center Square: Federal data shows number of rail wrecks with hazardous materials declining (2.23.2023)
Forbes: How Not To Write A Regulation (2.21.2023)
KOLD News 13: State lawmakers discussing bill that would limit how long trains can run (2.21.2023)
Arizona Daily Star: Arizona bill seeks shorter trains to cut railroad crossing wait (2.19.2023)
The 956 Drive Home: Greenland’s Rare Earths Are Key to Securing American Innovation (2.9.2023)
DC Journal: Two Men in the Rail Cab Is One Too Many (1.31.2023)
Lifewire: How Experts Say 3D Maps Are Better for Understanding Our Environment (1.30.2023)
RealClearMarkets: The Federal Railroad Administration Pursues Non Sequiturs Over Safety (1.22.2023)
The Center Square: Data shows Georgia was third worst for railroad crossing crashes (12.30.2022)
Bloomberg Government: Transportation Briefing (12.13.2022)
VoyageMinnesota: Hidden Gems (12.8.2022)
YouTube (Trebbie): What if Alaska Left the US?(11.16.2022)
Warsaw Institute: The Role of Alaska in U.S. Arctic Strategy (10.31.2022)
FOX Business: Gas prices decline amid recession fears: AAA (10.28.2022)
Medium, Haider Ahmed Nazir: Privatization of Space, its Ethics and Consequences (10.2.2022)
Medium, Kyke Jones: How oil companies can provide reliable branded fuel to Florida during hurricane season (9.26.2022)
New York Post: Energy experts push back as White House takes credit for falling gas prices (8.17.2022)
RealClearEnergy: A Pencil Can Teach Us about Energy Prices, Inflation (8.5.2022)
American Recycler: Increased Fuel Costs Impact Waste & Recycling Businesses (8.1.2022)
Consumer Affairs: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices Are At Record Highs and Still Rising (5.11.2022)
Washington Examiner: A Rail Company Thinks Federal Regulators Are Holding Up New Safety Measures (5.05.2022)
Washington Examiner: A Rail Company Thinks Federal Regulators Are Holding Up New Safety Measures (Print) (5.05.2022)
Consumer Affairs: Several Factors Are Driving Diesel Fuel Prices to Record High (5.02.2022)
District of Conservation: Earth Day, CBD vs USWFS Update, Arkansas Black Bear Collaring Project (4.25.2022)
HeardTell: Roy Mathews discusses energy innovation (4.1.2022)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Warner Touts $5 Million in Federal Funding for Mayo Bridge (3.25.2022)
YouTube (12TH State Trucker): Money Goes Every Where But To Trucking (3.16.2022)
RealClearEnergy: An Artificial Energy Crisis (3.14.2022)
Moving Forward with Young Voices: Roy Mathews discusses CSTO on Young Voices podcast (3.8.2022)
The Epoch Times: Gas Prices Break Record Again, Up 15 Percent in Weekly Growth (3.8.2022)
NACS: U.S. to Ban All Russian Oil Imports (3.8.2022)
Reuters: Soaring Prices Set Stage For Eventual Reversal of Oil, Gas Demand (3.8.2022)
Lowcountry Panorama: South Carolina State Representative Joins Aii Advisory Council (3.4.2022)
Lifewire: Why We Need to Fully Embrace Recycled Tech (2.16.2022)
KCBD: Aii Highlights Oil and Gas Industry Challenges and Calls for Better Data Reporting (1.5.2022)
Infrastructure Protection Coalition: 811 Emergency, Utility Locate Research Tracking List (11.17.2021)
American Journal of Transportation: Former NTSB Chair Robert Sumwalt Joins Aii (11.01.2021)
Politico: POLITICO Influence (11.01.2021)
Inframarker: It’s National 811 Day (8.11.2021)
The Signal: Expert Input: Crew Size Mandates at What Cost? (7.13.2021)
Virginia’s Economic Future: Pipeline Water Crossings Should Not Be Controversial (4.5.2021)
GAIN: We Cannot Bar Natural Gas Access from At-Risk Americans (3.25.2021)
RealClearPolitics: Infrastructure; Becerra Concerns; Marvin K. Mooney Redux (3.2.2021)
AgriPulse: Farm Hands on the Potomac: USDA names Rainge to civil rights post (2.17.2021)
Book: Making Government Work (2020)
Book: The Case Against The Jones Act (2020)
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation: Comprehensive Cost of Rail Incidents in North Carolina (12.2020)
4M Analytics: Damage prevention report card 2020 (12.4.2020)
Beaumont Enterprise: Libya, Zeta compete for oil’s attention (10.26.2020)
Houston Chronicle: Libya, Zeta compete for oil’s attention (10.26.2020)
NARUC: Artificial Intelligence for Natural Gas Utilities: A Primer (10.2020)
Diagram: The ethical puzzle behind autonomous vehicles (3.20.2020)
RealClearPolitics: The Fuel Tax Must Be Retired (3.3.2020)
Transportation Fairness Alliance: The Revenue Failure of the Highway Trust Fund (2.28.2020)
RealClearEnergy: The Revenue Failure of the Highway Trust Fund (2.25.2020)
SmartBrief: Opinion: EVs require innovation in highway taxes, fees (2.13.2020)
Transportation Fairness Alliance: The Hill: As transportation evolves (2.12.2020)
Transportation Facts: Road Use Further Reading, “The Revenue Failure of the Highway Trust Fund” (2.2020)
Pipeline Technology Journal: Brigham McCown Named New President Of Alyeska Pipeline (1.24.2020)
POLITICO Pro: PR war ramps up on Chinese buses and railcars (10.4.2019)
AP: Aii Policy Brief: Congress to Stop Passenger Railcars Purchases From China (10.1.2019)
The Tribune Democrat: Power booster: $700M plant ‘has really helped the economy here’ (7.30.2019)
C-Span: Brigham McCown on Oil Pipeline Safety and Energy Infrastructure (4.26.2019)
InsideSources: Are the Odds of an Infrastructure Bill Better After the SOTU? (2.7.2019)
The Fiscal Times: Why Trump’s Infrastructure Push May Already Be Doomed (2.5.2019)
Marketplace: Will Trump’s State of the Union address reset the debate on infrastructure? (2.5.2019)
American Infrastructure Renewal: What others have to say about infrastructure renewal (2.2.2019)
TEXTBOOK: Exploration and Production of Oceanic Natural Gas Hydrate: Critical Factors for Commercialization (2nd ed. 2019 Edition)
RealClearPolicy: Repeal the Law That is Sinking US Maritime Industry (1.10.2019)
Loyola Maritime Law Journal: Hard to Sea: Puerto Rico’s Future Under the Jones Act (2018)
Midland Reporter-Telegram: Permian Basin could see more infrastructure funds (12.10.2018)
Houston Chronicle: Permian Basin could see more infrastructure funds (12.10.2018)
Cato Institute: Why the Jones Act’s U.S. Citizenship Quota Should Be Repealed (12.3.2018)
Thesis (Radboud University): The European Union on the crossroads: the dilemma between national policy goals and… (10.30.2018)
WITF: Sunoco’s incidents, fines and shutdowns fuel residents’ safety concerns (9.26.2018)
90.5 WESA: Mariner East 2: Sunoco’s Incidents, Fines And Shutdowns Fuel Residents’ Safety Concerns (9.26.2018)
Daily Caller: Did Massachusetts’ Decrepit Pipelines Contribute To Gas Explosion? (9.18.2018)
90.9 WBUR: Officials, Politicians, Law Enforcement And Environmental Experts React To Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions (9.14.2018)
Daily Local News: Pipeline risk assessment discussed (8.29.2018)
AFPM: Podcast: Brigham McCown, Founder and Chairman of the Alliance For Innovation and Infrastructure (7.26.2018)
AFPM: Flash Point with Ryan Mills: Brigham McCown (7.23.2018)
NARUC Policy Summit: Joint Meeting with the Innovation Task Force (7.17.2018)
Bloomberg BNA: Looming Cybersecurity Battle: Who Protects U.S. Pipelines? (6.22.2018)
Eyes on the Road Podcast: Guest: Warren Hoemann, Industry Expert (6.19.2018)
George Mason University Energy Symposium: Key Role for U.S. in Bolstering EU Energy Infrastructure (4.26.2018)
Kokua Council: Working Towards Common Ground on the Jones Act (3.26.2018)
The Maritime Executive: The Automation of Arctic oil (2.17.2018)
Cryopolitics: The automation of Arctic oil: good for companies, hard for communities (2.14.2018)
FOX Business: How will private companies benefit from infrastructure investments? (2.13.2018)
Crain: Trump infrastructure package leaves Gateway tunnel project dead in the water, experts say (2.12.2018)
Book: Big Data and Differential Privacy. Analysis Strategies for Railway Track Engineering (2017)
Washington University Law Review: Future-Proofing Energy Transport Law (2017)
Mercatus Center: An Economic Analysis of the Jones Act (2017)
The Hill: Missing train safety deadlines gambles with riders’ lives (12.20.2017)
Financial Times: Keystone XL faces new obstacle in ancient fish (11.21.2017)
DailyEnergyInsider: American needs smart grid investment pronto, stakeholders say at NARUC event (11.16.2017)
CNN Money: The Jones Act has been hurting Puerto Rico for decades (9.28.2017)
Morning Call: Brigham McCown: Federal agency should provide greater oversight of gas pipeline safety (8.24.2017)
InsideSources: PHMSA Should Play a More Active Role in Protecting Natural Gas Pipelines (8.23.2017)
Infrastructure USA: Guest on The Infra Blog: Brigham McCown, Chairman and Founder, Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) (8.10.2017)
Pasquines: The Jones Act and Hurricane Maria: How This Centry-Old Law is Affecting Recovery Efforts (8.10.2017)
Inside Sources: Lengthy FERC Confirmation Process Shows ‘New Normal’ for Infrastructure (8.6.2017)
IRBY Construction: Smart Investments Essential to Upgrading the Grid (8.2.2017)
Forbes: Baseload Power Will Keep The Lights On (7.27.2017)
Bloomberg: Washington Outsiders Learn Hard Way That Swamp Is Alive And Well (7.21.2017)
DailyEnergyInsider: Utilities, regulators should jointly improve nation’s electric grid, Aii says (7.17.2017)
Electric Energy Online: Aii Calls for Innovation in Electric Grid Infrastructure (7.13.2017)
Daily Caller: We need to look beyond coal, upgrade our electric grid (7.12.2017)
BNN Bloomberg: Rewiring The Grid For Green Energy Is ‘Not Gonna Be Cheap,’ Study Finds (7.12.2017)
Gedeon GRC Consulting: Rewiring The Grid For Green Energy Is ‘Not Gonna Be Cheap,’ Study Finds (7.11.2017))
YPP USA: 2017 YPP USA Symposium: Speakers (6.7.2017)
Denver Post: Firestone explosion an unfortunate reminder excavation laws need updating (5.25.2017)
Forbes: Is The Arctic Ocean Awash With Economic Hope Or Ecological Risks? (5.1.2017)
Drone Radio Show: Drone and our national infrastructure (4.25.2017)
RealClearEnergy: Arctic drilling ban is antithesis of respecting market forces (3.28.2017)
GreenTechMedia: Destructive or Merely a Shift in Focus? What Trump’s Budget Plan Means for Clean Energy (3.21.2017)
Hellenic Shipping News: Is global shipping threatened by protectionism? (3.12.2017)
Forbes: To Spark Growth, Focus On The Next Generation Of Broadband (3.1.2017)
Midstream Business: NAPE: Industry losing battle for public’s hearts, minds (2.21.2017)
E&P Magazine: NAPE: Industry losing battle for public’s hearts, minds (2.21.2017)
The Arctic Sounder: National infrastructure group takes interest in Arctic projects (2.17.2017)
The Hill: Next generation of U.S. Arctic infrastructure investment awaiting action from President Trump (2.17.2017)
Energy Intelligence: Industry Told It’s Losing P.R. Battle to Emboldened Green Movement (2.15.2017)
Penn Energy: Study examines ban on development offshore the Arctic (2.13.2017)
The Maritime Executive: Four projects critical to the U.S. Arctic (2.13.2017)
Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine: Study examines ban on development offshore the Arctic (2.13.2017)
POLITICO Pro: Report: Drilling could fuel Arctic Infrastructure Boom (2.13.2017)
E&E News: Infrastructure group urges Trump to reverse drilling ban (2.13.2017)
Construction Outlook: February 2017 Insights, The Administration (2.9.2017)
The Maritime Executive: Chao Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Transportation (1.31.2017)
The Detroit News: Michigan could benefit in Trump infrastructure order (1.25.2017)
Dallas Morning News: Conflicting reports: Do Trump’s infrastructure priorities include two Texas projects? (1.25.2017)
The Bond Buyer: States Add 300 Projects to Trump’s Infrastructure Wish List (1.25.2017)
Crain: M-1 Rail, Gordie Howe Bridge on reported list of Trump administration priorities (1.24.2017)
KMOX-St. Louis: Lambert renovations on alleged Trump infrastructure list, that’s news to Lambert (1.24.2017)
NY Daily News: President Trump, Senate Dems unveil infrastructure plans that include billions for Second Ave. subway and other N.Y. projects (1.24.2017)
DeSmog: Battle Against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Threatens to Become the Standing Rock of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin (1.17.2017)
Infrastructure Solutions Group: Questions and Doubts About Trump’s Infrastructure Plan (12.21.2016)
Associated Press: Trump’s commitment to infrastructure vow is being questioned (12.20.2016)
Denton Business Chronicle: Trump’s Mixed Signals on Infrastructure (12.20.2016)
CBS News: Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan showing signs of decay (12.20.2016)
Associated Press: Will Trump live up to his infrastructure promises? (12.20.2016)
NOLA: Is Donald Trump backing away from his infrastructure promises? (12.20.2016)
POLITICO: Bridge to Nowhere? (12.20.2016)
Ironton Tribune: Ironton native named to aid Trump on Transportation landing team (12.8.2016)
The Herald-Dispatch: Ironton native named to Trump transition team (12.7.2016)
POLITICO: President-Elect Trump names Aii Chairman Brigham McCown USDOT landing team (12.6.2016)
ABC News: How Donald Trump Could Overturn the Dakota Access Pipeline Decision if He Wanted To (12.5.2016)
FOX NEWS: (Video) How Trump Plans to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure (12.1.2016)
Roll Call: Are You on the List? HOH’s List of Holiday Parties (11.28.2016)
Ironton Tribune: Veterans recognized at OUS lecture series (11.11.2016)
Washington Examiner: Trump win means a fresh look at Keystone XL (11.11.2016)
Reuters: Colonial gas pipeline may reopen Saturday after Alabama explosion (11.2.2016)
NPR: Colonial Pipeline will remain shut this week after explosion (11.2.2016)
Quad-City Times: Guest View: Nuke are good for Illinois (10.24.2016)
New Jersey 101.5: After Hoboken crash, NJ Transit now requires 2nd set of eyes in train cab (10.6.2016)
WKXW: New Jersey: Are New Jersey transit engineers properly trained? We tried asking … (10.6.2016)
CBS News: Officials: Data recorder recovered from Hoboken train not functioning (10.2.2016)
CBS News: Hoboken train crash investigation slowed by damage at New Jersey station (10.1.2016)
AL: Latest Alabama pipeline leak marks Colonial’s fifth in the state this year (9.27.2016)
The Hill: Tribes open new front in fight over pipelines (9.18.2016)
The Hill: The evolving electricity sector and the case for reform (9.14.2016)
The Buffalo News: Let’s consider all options when replacing water pipes (8.24.2016)
The Daily Caller: Driverless vehicles are here, but policymakers are late to respond (8.26.2016)
Pipeline and Gas Journal: Pipeline Safety Bill Becomes Law; New Proposed Regs More Significant (August 2016, Vol. 243, No. 8)
FamousDC: Kevin Gluba is the new executive director of the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (7.29.2016)
Quad City Times: Davenport Native Kevin Gluba, Hired as Aii Executive Director (7.23.2016)
POLITICO: Aii hires former Department of Commerce official as executive director (7.22.2016)
Marine News Magazine: Fix the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Now … or in 2027 (7.14.2016)
Council of State Governments: Transportation Policy Academy Washington, D.C. Meeting Archive (6.1.2016)
Chanil N. De Silva: How Going Green Has Hurt American Infrastructure (4.08.2016)
Washington Examiner: Step two after lifting the oil export ban (1.22.2016)
Forbes: Keeping Up With The Jones Act: Inconsistent Trade Policy Hinders Economic Growth (1.19.2016)
Law Firm: MotleyRice LLC: Train & Railroad Crash Lawsuits, Read More (1.2016)
Journal Star: First responders, fire departments in U.S. often unprepared for hazardous train derailments
(12.28.2015)
Elektor Magazine: Is Europe Truly Unified? (10.27.2015)
E&E News: Md. oil train disclosure case nudges rail industry toward transparency (9.08.2015)
The Hill: Sensible rail safety improvements are right around the bend (8.10.2015)
OurEnergyPolicy: Back on Track: Bringing Rail Safety to the 21st Century (8.10.2015)
Politico: Hundreds of trains to miss yearend PTC deadline, FRA says (8.7.2015)
InsideSources: Report Urges Technology Upgrades to Boost Rail Safety (8.9.2015)
Houston Chronicle: To boost the safety of oil by rail, focus on the tracks, paper argues (8.06.2015)
Progressive Railroading: Safer rail not just a ‘pipe dream,’ new report says (8.06.2015)
ABC News: Aii Chairman, Brigham McCown talks rail safety (7.10.15)
Infrastructure Week: RebuildRenew – Infrastructure Week (5.11.2015)
Gov Tech: Days After Feds Announce New Rules, Oil Train Explosion Evacuates Town (5.7.2015)
LA Times: North Dakota town evacuated after latest oil train car explosion (5.6.2015)
National Journal: feature with Executive Director, Shane Skelton (4.18.2015)
Roll Call: Exit Interview: Shane Skelton, Executive Director, Aii (3.31.2015)
POLITICO: Hill Staffer joins non-profit as Executive Director (3.23.2015)
Telegraph Herald: Derailment Trend on Track Toward Disaster? (3.15.2015)
The New York Times: A Third Blast on Oil Trains Stirs Scrutiny (3.6.2015)
Bloomberg: Oil-Train Fireball Seen Adding Pressure for U.S. Safety Rule (2.17.2015)
Fuel Fix: West Virginia train derailment puts focus on rail safety (2.17.2015)
The Los Angeles Times: Fiery West Virginia oil train derailment raises more safety questions (2.4.2015)
NPR: Feds look toward regulating local gas gathering lines (1.5.2015)
Pittsburgh Tribune: Former pipeline safety chief: Better rules needed on gas gathering lines (1.3.2015)
WNEM: FERC holds public comment meeting regarding proposed pipeline (12.10.14)
Platts Energy Week: We talk to a former PHMSA administrator… (10.29.14)
CQ Roll Call: Former Federal Pipeline Regulator Brigham McCown, Part Two.. (10.28.14)
CQ Roll Call: Friday Q & A: Former Federal Pipeline Regulator Brigham McCown, Part One.. (10.24.14)
InsideSources: Cutting through the Noise: New Organization Aims to Find Sensible Policy Solutions (10.24.2014)
POLITICO: New infrastructure non-profit (10.21.14)
PR Newswire: New Educational Non-Profit to Tackle Nation’s Infrastructure Woes (10.21.14)
Articles and OpEds
The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) is welcomed and invited to contribute to many of the nation’s journalistic, media, and opinion platforms. We bring our analysis to every corner of the America by voicing our findings and solutions in local papers, trade publications, and magazines.
Check out some of the national media outlets hosting our work in the menu below.
Utility Dive: Competition may delay needed transmission, increasing costs (7.25.2024)
Dayton Daily News: VOICES: Reckless electric vehicle policies pose threats to national security (6.18.2024)
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience News: Connecting Unrelated Industries Strengthens All Sectors (Spring 2024)
DC Journal: Fighting Steel Deal Makes Perfect the Enemy of the Good (3.14.2024)
The Hill: Railroad Tragedies Are the Exception, Not the Rule (2.21.2024)
EnergyCentral: How Natural Gas Will Change The Decarbonization Landscape (2.16.2024)
Utility Dive: The Hidden Costs of Competition Over New Transmission Infrastructure (2.14.2024)
Institute for Homeland Security: Unseen Threats to Texas Critical Infrastructure (Journal Article) (Video) (10.18.2023)
Excavation Safety Magazine: The Reforms Needed to Cut Excavation Damages in Half (9.7.2023)
The Hill: Protecting critical underground infrastructure the modern way (8.31.2023)
RealClearEnergy: Using Natural Gas to go Carbon Negative (4.28.2023)
RealClearScience: Space Mining May Be Closer Than You Think (3.21.2023)
Wall Street Journal: Why are Heating Prices so High in New England? (3.13.2023)
RealClearEnergy: How Low Can You Go? For Energy, We’re Already There (3.8.2023)
The Federalist: Climate Lawfare Campaign Jeopardizes America’s Energy Future (3.8.2023)
InsiderSources: Broadband Vouchers for Maine Expand Access on Budget (2.21.2023)
Energy Central: Another Year of Costs and Loss? (2.14.2023)
C3 NewsMag: Greenland’s Rare Earths Could Be Key to Securing American Innovation (2.1.2023)
Energy Central: 2023 Predictions and Anticipated Trends for the Power Industry (January/February Special Issue)
Washington Examiner: If Amtrak’s Gulf Coast expansion goes through, taxpayers will be on the hook (10.3.2022)
Washington Times: Exporting Oil is Sound Policy (7.30.2022)
FEE: I(nflation), Pencil: What a Simple Pencil Can Teach Us about Energy Prices and Inflation (7.30.2022)
National Review: LNG Plant Shutdown Means Greater Costs for U.S. Consumers (7.4.2022)
RealClearEnergy: With Record Gas Price, President Biden Must Prioritize Energy Infrastructure (6.13.2022)
National Review: Record High Diesel Prices Spell Longer-Term Consumer Woes (5.24.2022)
RealClearEnergy: From Reek to Remedy, An Economical Energy and Climate Solution (4.25.2022)
InsideSources: Celebrating a More Perfect Environment (4.22.2022)
Independent Women’s Forum: Biden’s Whole of the Government Approach to Undermine Infrastructure (4.21.2022)
RealClearMarkets: President Biden’s ‘Biofuel’ is ‘Doing Something’ Without Doing Anything (4.15.2022)
RealClearEnergy: More Mining at Home Is a Win-Win for Environment and Defense (4.4.2022)
RealClearEnergy: Market Innovations Make Nuclear An Energy Crisis Solution (3.22.2022)
RealClearEnergy: An Artificial Energy Crisis (3.14.2022)
The Hill: Twin Metals Mine Cancellation is a Gut Punch to U.S. Steelworkers, Gift to China (2.5.2022)
RealClearWorld: The CSTO Looks Out For Its Members. So Should NATO. (2.1.2022)
RealClearMarket: Bitcoin Mining is an Environmental Solution, Not a Problem (1.24.2022)
RealClearEnergy: A New Model to Power and Protect America (1.23.2022)
Pipeline and Gas Journal: Ensuring Resilient Infrastructure and Climate Balance (1.18.2022)
Washington Examiner: Biden’s EPA is Embracing Hysteria Over Evidence-Based Science (1.12.2022)
Hart Energy: How the Oil and Gas Industry Can Minimize Its Footprint (No Paywall) (1.3.2022)
Hart Energy: How the Oil and Gas Industry Can Minimize Its Footprint (Paywall) (1.3.2022)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: U.S. Infrastructure Roadblocked by Inconsistent Permitting (print edition) (12.21.2021)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: U.S. Infrastructure Roadblocked by Inconsistent Permitting (12.21.2021)
FEE: Why Carbon Offsets- Not Taxes or Emission Caps- Are the Best Path to Carbon Neutrality (12.9.2021)
Houston Chronicle: Carbon offsets can lead to a lasting climate and energy marriage (9.27.2021)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Driving Virginia’s infrastructure into the future (print edition) (7.22.2021)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Driving Virginia’s infrastructure into the future (7.21.2021)
Roanoke Times: Pipeline water crossings should not be controversial (3.28.2021)
RealClearEnergy: Opposing Natural Gas Means Opposing Natural Gas Users (3.2.2021)
Rail Security Alliance: Moving Targets (short documentary) (6.30.2020)
Construction Executive: When COVID-19 Abates, Excavation Damages Are Likely to Rise (4.22.2020)
Morning Consult: Amid Public Health Response, Pipeline Safety Cannot Be Overlooked (4.6.2020)
RealClearEnergy: The Fuel Tax is Defunct, and Innovation is the Culprit (3.2.2020)
The Hill: As transportation evolves, we all need to pay our fair share (2.12.2020)
InsideSources: Congress Must Thwart China’s Incremental Invasion (10.28.2019)
FEE: How This GPS App Uses Incentives To Overcome The Bystander Effect (10.3.2019)
Forbes: No More Status Quo As Pipeline Safety Takes A Big Step Forward (10.1.2019)
Daily Times: Let’s address the facts when it comes to pipelines, energy (9.7.2019)
InsideSources: Railroads Must Continue to Innovate (7.31.2019)
Forbes: Can Congress Bolster Energy Cyber Protections? (5.22.2019)
Penn Live: Mariner East II provides a chance to define regulatory roles (5.11.2019)
Construction Executive: The State of Damage Prevention in 2019 (4.27.2019)
Duluth News Tribune: National View: Pipeline protesters risk environment, communities (3.13.2019)
FEE: The Trolley Problem and Self-Driving Cars (3.9.2019)
Holding All Things Together: Benefits of Pipelines and Natural Gas (3.2.2019)
The Hill: Sensible economic rail regulation (2.28.2019)
Forbes: Why Pipeline Opposition Undermines Environmental Progress And Safety (1.17.2019)
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): Inflation Doesn’t Mean You Deserve $15/hr (12.18.2018)
Forbes: China On The March: Cybersecurity And Hidden Risks (12.17.2018)
Construction Executive: The Hidden Price of Outdated Damage Prevention Laws: Part II (11.27.2018)
Forbes: The Never-Ending Saga Of The Keystone Pipeline (11.10.2018)
Construction Executive: The Hidden Price of Outdated Damage Prevention Laws: Part I (11.9.2018)
Forbes: Pipelines Strike Back: Are Cybersecurity Concerns Full Of Hot Air? (11.1.2018)
Caller Times: For full energy independence, America needs more pipelines (9.24.2018)
Forbes: Wildfires And Energy, Will California Get It Right? (8.31.2018)
Flash Point with Ryan Mills: U.S. energy infrastructure, pipelines (7.23.2018)
Forbes: Senate To Probe Growing Cybersecurity Threats, Is Energy Infrastructure Safe? (7.11.2018)
Forbes: Is Reliable Energy Storage On The Horizon? (6.19.2018)
Forbes: What Ever Happened To The Dakota Access Pipeline? (6.4.2018)
Forbes: Could Clean Coal Actually Become A Reality? (5.31.2018)
Forbes: Dutch Energy Decisions May Impact Foreign Investment (4.18.2018)
Forbes: Are New Pipeline Infrastructure Projects Doomed? (4.4.2018)
Forbes: Trump’s Solar Panel Tariff Decision Leaves Almost Everyone Unhappy (1.24.2018)
The Hill: Missing train safety deadlines gambles with riders’ lives (12.20.2017)
Forbes: Nebraska State Regulators Approve Keystone XL Pipeline, Or Do They? (11.21.2017)
Forbes: Why Messing With The U.S. Solar Industry Is Bad For The Economy (11.6.2017)
Forbes: A Lesson From Hurricanes Harvey And Irma: Prioritize U.S. Infrastructure (10.30.2017)
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): How Puerto Rico Can Rebuild and Become the Hong Kong of the West (10.3.2017)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: We can make natural-gas pipelines safer (9.24.2017)
Forbes: The Lights Are Back On In Florida (9.16.2017)
Forbes: Unsung Heroes Of Harvey (9.1.2017)
InsideSources: PHMSA Should Play a More Active Role in Protecting Natural Gas Pipelines (8.23.2017)
Forbes: Baseload Power Will Keep The Lights On (7.27.2017)
Forbes: Government Says Cheap Gasoline Prices Here To Stay (7.17.2017)
The Hill: Energize America: Invest in a smarter electricity infrastructure (7.11.2017)
The Denver Post: Firestone explosion an unfortunate reminder excavation laws need updating (6.25.2017)
Drone Radio Show: Drones & Our Infrastructure (4.22.2017)
The Hill: Next generation of U.S. Arctic infrastructure investment awaiting action from President Trump (2.17.2017)
Forbes: Trump Declares “Build It Now” In Newly Issued Infrastructure Actions (1.24.2017)
TechCrunch: Most pressing infrastructure needs do not require federal money or approval (1.18.2017)
Forbes: OPEC Agrees To Crude Oil Production Cuts But Will It Matter? (11.30.2016)
Forbes: The 2016 First Presidential Debate, Who Won? (9.26.2016)
Plain Talk with Rob Port: Former Top Pipeline Regulator Talks Dakota Access (9.14.2016)
The Hill: The evolving electricity sector and the case for reform (9.14.2016)
Forbes: Foreign Energy Giant Snaps Up Houston Based Energy Company For $28 Billion (9.6.2016)
Forbes: Arctic Development Can Help Ensure National And Energy Security (7.26.2016)
MarineLink: Fix the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Now … or in 2027 (7.21.2016)
Forbes: Protecting Alaska’s Economic And Energy Future (6.15.2016)
The Hill: The only $10 billion the Government refuses to spend (5.17.2016)
The Hill: The European energy union: A win for both continents (4.5.2016)
European Energy Journal: Chairman Publishes Report in European Energy Journal (3.29.16)
Public Policy Digest: Tackling the Infrastructure Deficit: Using Private Dollars for Public Projects (2.2016)
FuelFix: U.S. Finally Flexing Energy Muscle on Global Stage (1.12.2016)
FuelFix: Can the U.S. Help Integrate European Energy Markets? (12.9.2015)
ICER Chronicle: The Role Of Improved Communication & Technology in Enhancing Damage Prevention Practices: Why Use 20th Century Technology to Combat 21st Century Safety Challenges? (Edition 4, November 2015)
FuelFix: American crude oil exports are a game changer (11.16.2015)
FuelFix: DOE Report Reveals Cracks in U.S. Energy Infrastructure (11.3.2015)
FuelFix: New technologies push clean energy boundaries (9.28.2015)
The Hill: Sensible rail safety improvements are right around the bend (08.10.2015)
FuelFix: Texas Flooding Reveals Deficient Infrastructure (7.15.2015)
ABC: ABC World News Tonight, Aii Chairman, Brigham McCown talks rail safety (07.10.15)
FuelFix: Appeals court tosses suits challenging Obama climate change plan (6.9.2015)
FuelFix: Rebuilding the Nation’s Aging Energy Network (5.4.2015)
National Journal: Magazine feature with Executive Director, Shane Skelton (04.18.2015)
FuelFix: REST Act Aims to Streamline Transportation (04.15.2015)
FuelFix: A Bright Future for Renewable Energy (3.26.2015)
C-SPAN: Oil Transportation Safety and Pipelines (2.20.2015)
McCown: West Virginia Train Derailment Raises Safety Concerns Over Crude By Rail (2.19.2015)
FuelFix: Should we allow further drilling on public land? (1.23.2015)
The Hill: Congress can help make freight transportation safer and more efficient (1.12.2015)
FuelFix: Can Renewables Power the Future? (12.5.2014)
FuelFix: Is Your Energy Bill Too High? (10.28.2014)
The Hill: Under our streets (10.21.2014)
PR Newswire: New Educational Non-Profit to Tackle Nation’s Infrastructure Woes (10.21.14)
FuelFix: Streamlining Transparency for the Energy Network (10.13.2014)
FuelFix: Pipeline Modernization Needed to Embrace Energy Potential (10.6.2014)
FuelFix: America Gets Smart on Energy Efficiency (9.24.2014)
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