Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
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Month: March 2012
Aging infrastructure
Chicago Infrastructure Trust intended to attract private funds for infrastructure
At a recent conference in London, the National Infrastructure Plan for the UK was outlined. This is a plan to invest £ 400 billion over 10 yrs in UK infrastructure including high speed rail, energy […]
Aging workforce
Age of retirement moving to 67 and older
The world’s population is growing older and that has important implications for the workforce for utilities and other sectors. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has projected that by 2060, about 40% of the […]
Between the Poles – The Geoff Zeiss Archives
New York agrees to modified CSO consent decree incorporating green infrastructure
According to the New York Times, between 2006 and 2009 more than 9,400 of the US’s 25,000 sewage systems have violated the law by dumping untreated or partly treated human waste, chemicals and other hazardous […]
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EPA’s Acid Rain Program in retrospect
The recent rule-setting by the EPA for atmospheric mercury and carbon dioxide pollution suggests it would be interesting to look at the EPA’s Acid Rain Program which was initiated in 1990. The SO2 Acid Rain […]
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EPA proposes CO2 emissions standard for new power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first carbon pollution standard for new power plants. This comes shortly after the EPA promulgated the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) in December of last year. […]
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Autodesk to announce new products March 27
Autodesk will be announcing new products for the design, engineering, and entertainment industries on a live webcast Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 9 am PT, 12 noon ET, 16:00 UTC. You can view the webcast […]
Education & Careers
Amy Barker – G.I.S. Officer for the Government of the Northwest Territories
Amy Barker has been working for the Government of the Northwest Territories for over 2 years as a G.I.S. Officer. Amy enjoys working with data pertaining to culture and heritage and is currently working in […]