According to Manitoba Wildlands, Quebec has announced protection for 50 percent of the boreal forest above the 49th parallel from mining, hydroelectric and forestry development. The boreal forest stretches from Newfoundland to Alaska and holds […]
The World is facing serious challenges including global climate change, aging infrastructure, a shrinking workforce, and lagging productivity. To enable architects, engineers, construction companies,and owners and operators of buildings and infrastructure to address these challenges, […]
I have just returned to Ottawa after attending a GITA Board of Directors meeting in California. I chanced to chat with Daniel Shannon of Telus about some interesting macroeconomic reports that I had come across. […]
One of the most interesting presentations at the National Guard’s JIMC conference in San Diego was the California State CIO Teri Takai’s keynote on the challenges facing the state government’s IT folks. In 2006 Governor […]
Lat week I was very fortunate to be able to attend and present a keynote at the National Guard’s annual Joint Information Management Council (JIMC) conference in San Diego. (Colonels Tresh and Seitz with the […]
The electric utility industry in the U.S. is facing challenging times. To put this in context the U.S. is responsible for 1/4 of global CO2 emissions, and the electric power sector is responsible for 1/3 […]
Until recently the only lower end digital camera with a built-in GPS that I was aware of is the Ricoh 500SE, which is still rather expensive. But there is now a less expensive alternative. I’ve […]