Containment

World marketed energy consumption grows 49 percent between 2007 and 2035, driven by economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the Reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2010 (IEO2010) released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Renewables are the fastest-growing source of world energy supply. Read more.

The 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG) will be held 21-25 September 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This will be the biggest international geosynthetics conference during 2014, and it...

BERLIN – When the quadrennial International Conference on Geosynthetics (10ICG) convenes at the state-of-the-art ESTREL Convention Centre in Berlin, 21 – 25 September 2014, it will connect multiple geotechnical...

The biennial Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) offers international, comprehensive, critical content and research. The 2018 edition of the Global Waste Management Symposium will be held 11 - 14 February 2018...

Canada's largest legal professionals recruitment firm, ZSA, has published a short piece from Golder Associates' Ian Hers on vapour mitigation, brownfield redevelopment and how service sector construction must cope with an industrial business past. He introduces readers of the Lawyers Weekly to geomembranes as vapour barriers. Learn more here.;

StormCon 2011 will be held 21-25 August 2011 in Anaheim, California. Organizers are still seeking moderators to help keep the sessions moving along (e.g., BMP Case Studies, Erosion and Sediment Control, Green Infrastructure, etc.). As a session moderator, your job would be to welcome the attendees, introduce yourself and the speakers for each of the presentations in your session, and help the speakers keep track of the time. We still have openings for moderators in just about every time slot, so if you’ll be at the conference and would like to participate, email janice@forester.net for more information or to request a specific session. Learn more here.;

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) has extended its abstract submittal deadline until Wednesday, 26 May 2010 at 12:00 pm (Mountain) for Environmental Connection 2011 (EC11). The event is the annual conference and expo of IECA. Combining quality education with a world-class expo, EC11 is the premier gathering place for the erosion and sediment control community, drawing attendees from over 20 countries and 150 exhibitors to Orlando, Florida, 20-23 February 2011. Any abstracts submitted after the deadline will moved to EC12 consideration. Learn more here.;

Live and pre-recorded webinar-based and online education tools have expanded rapidly in engineering circles. The launch of Geo-U (www.geo-u.com) adds to this movement the insight of some of the...

During the Geosynthetics 2009 biennial conference in Salt Lake City, Utah (25-27 February 2009), the former PVC Geomembrane Institute (PGI) officially launched its new identity as the much more-expansive Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI). The FGI’s inaugural meeting was deemed a great success, and we expect news soon about initial membership and research projects. We now find that within the last seven days the FGI has launched a new website at www.fabricatedgeomembrane.com. Read more.

The latest conference update from the Asia Mining Congress (23-27 March 2009, Singapore) is available. The current issue includes information on the latest speakers from mining, manufacturing, governments, and investment groups; workshops; sponsors; and the most current event brochure. Read the newsletter online. Learn more here.;

The 11th annual Waterproof Membranes conference will be held November 14 – 16 in Cologne, Germany. Organized by AMI, the event delivers presentations and networking related to market dynamics,...

The editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper has published an piece on the need for a landfill in North County, despite continuing opposition from some residents. The board writes, "Environmentalists argue that toxins from the landfill could seep into the ground and ultimately the river. They do not mention the extensive runoff collection and subdrain systems that are planned, or that the landfill will be covered by 12 layers of soil, gravel, woven geotextile, geomembrane and geosynthetic clay….The facts cannot be ignored: North County must have a place to bury its trash. And North County does not have one." Learn more here.;

Imagine IM (Imagine Intelligent Materials Pty Ltd) has been expanding the possibilities in graphene applications, work which has included new materials development in geosynthetics. The Sydney, Australia-based has just...

On Wednesday, 8 October 2014, the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) will host Webinar #3 in its 2014 series of professional development webinars. This time out, R. Jonathan Fannin,...

Reuters has reported that nonwovens giant Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) has gained stronger support from Fiberweb's Board of Directors in PGI's bid to acquire Fiberweb.  Fiberweb is a major...

Water and solid waste management are engineering concerns for which Solmax International has provided considerable experience and solutions. They are also concerns of any business's operations. Solmax's 2006-2007 environmental plan provides firm, noteworthy targets for how the company produces the materials that are so vital to municipal infrastructures. Learn more here.;

Plexmar Resources Inc. announces that from February to the end of June, the production at the Malin plant was limited to small quantities of polymetallic ores as a result of delays to receive the permits for transport and storing of chemicals. These have now been issued by the Regional Government. All licenses have now been received and the plant is operating on a continuous basis. During that period, two additional tailing ponds with a capacity of 12,000 cubic meters were built and 4,800 m2 of geomembrane were installed and certified as compliant by local government officials.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is scheduled to lead the U.S. delegation to the Group of Eight Environment Ministers Meeting held this year in Siracusa, Italy. This marks her first international trip as EPA Administrator. Administrator Jackson will represent the United States among Environment Ministers from the Group of Eight (Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Canada, and Russia) as well as 12 additional Environment Ministers and leaders of international organizations from around the world. Read more.

American Environmental Group, Ltd. (AEG) was recognized by Arizona Public Service (APS) as an Outstanding Business Partner and received the 2013 Supplier of Year Award for their outstanding work...

International Packaging Products Pvt. Ltd (IPP), a wholly owned InterWrap Inc. company (now part of Owens Corning), has received GAI-LAP laboratory accreditation for its Silvassa, India location. In an...

Immediately following 2014's 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (September 2014, Berlin), a high-level, one-day workshop on exposed HDPE geomembranes convened at the headquarters of BAM, Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials...

The American Public Works Association (APWA) 2011 Sustainability Conference will be held 27-29 June 2011 in Portland, Oregon. General topics of interest include low impact development, sustainable best practices, success stories in sustainability, and more. This year's early bird registration deadline is May 27. Register online. Learn more here.;

When ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics meets in San Antonio, Texas (27-29 January 2010), the gathering will include a Geosynthetic Research Institute (GRI)/D35 joint workshop on durability. The workshop--"Geosynthetic Material Durability: Field and Laboratory Experiences"--will be held on 29 January (8:00 am - 5:00 pm). The topics to be presented are as follows: (Read more)

Geosynthetics magazine editor Ron Bygness has passed along a photo from his recent visit to Korea, where he visited companies, testing laboratories, and university classes. He promises a more detailed outline of the trip will be published in the next issue of Geosynthetics. Read a summary of the soon-to-be-published issue and view the photo in full size. Also, geosynthetica invites you to share your work site and travel images with our readers. Contact chris@geosynthetica.net for more information.

The Town of Berlin, Maryland has posted a project advertisement PDF for a new lagoon liner. The engineer of record for the project is URS Corporation. The ad notes: "Sealed bids for the Project will be received by 3:00 p.m. local time, on June 21, 2011, at the Town Hall Building, located at 10 William St, Berlin, MD 21811, and will then be opened and read aloud. A pre-bid meeting will be held on June 2, 2011 at 3:00 pm at the Town Hall in Berlin. Learn more here.;