Reducing Concrete’s Carbon Footprint
There are a variety of ways in which some companies in the concrete industry are trying to make their products more environmentally responsible -- though there are hurdles to overcome.
View ArticleF.D.R.’s Brief Dip Into Tidal Energy
A start-up company plans to bring a tidal energy project to Eastport, Me. Yet the town has seen this kind of thing before — in the 1930s, during F.D.R.'s administration.
View ArticleA Cheerier Oil Blowout
There was a time in the early days of the oil business when a blowout wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
View ArticleThe ‘Super Skimmer’ That Wasn’t
The recent setbacks of a "super skimmer" tanker in the gulf suggests that, no matter how good intentions are, there is no substitute for good engineering based on good information.
View ArticleBP Engineers Remember the Day the Rig Exploded
On the four-month effort to plug the runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, a description of the many ups and downs for the engineers inside the command center.
View ArticleGreen Roof Collapses in Illinois
Investigators are still trying to determine why a 700-by-50 foot section of a roof over a parking area buckled at a garden pond construction and supply company.
View ArticleMore on the Link Between Earthquakes and Fracking
Next week, the United States Geological Survey will present a report on the increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma and Arkansas related to the natural gas industry, but it will identify more than one...
View ArticleTrial Balloon: A Tiny Geoengineering Experiment
Two scientists propose to inject tiny amounts of sulfate particles into the atmosphere to assess the risks of this geoengineering technology.
View ArticleA Video of Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig
In a video recorded on Tuesday morning, the rig seemed largely intact.
View ArticleReducing Concrete’s Carbon Footprint
There are a variety of ways in which some companies in the concrete industry are trying to make their products more environmentally responsible -- though there are hurdles to overcome.
View ArticleF.D.R.’s Brief Dip Into Tidal Energy
A start-up company plans to bring a tidal energy project to Eastport, Me. Yet the town has seen this kind of thing before — in the 1930s, during F.D.R.'s administration.
View ArticleA Cheerier Oil Blowout
There was a time in the early days of the oil business when a blowout wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
View ArticleThe ‘Super Skimmer’ That Wasn’t
The recent setbacks of a "super skimmer" tanker in the gulf suggests that, no matter how good intentions are, there is no substitute for good engineering based on good information.
View ArticleBP Engineers Remember the Day the Rig Exploded
On the four-month effort to plug the runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, a description of the many ups and downs for the engineers inside the command center.
View ArticleGreen Roof Collapses in Illinois
Investigators are still trying to determine why a 700-by-50 foot section of a roof over a parking area buckled at a garden pond construction and supply company.
View ArticleMore on the Link Between Earthquakes and Fracking
Next week, the United States Geological Survey will present a report on the increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma and Arkansas related to the natural gas industry, but it will identify more than one...
View ArticleTrial Balloon: A Tiny Geoengineering Experiment
Two scientists propose to inject tiny amounts of sulfate particles into the atmosphere to assess the risks of this geoengineering technology.
View ArticleA Video of Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig
In a video recorded on Tuesday morning, the rig seemed largely intact.
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