An Unexpected Country Invests the Most in Renewable Energy
By World Bioenergy - Official statistics show that China is the country that invests by far the most money in renewable energy. But the picture is completely different when...
African Venture Wins 2014 World Bioenergy Award
The 2014 World Bioenergy Award has been awarded to Jörgen Sandström from Sweden.
He is head of the company Addax Bioenergy in Sierra Leone, which on a commercial basis is...
Environmental Connection Extends Abstracts Deadline
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA Region One) has extended the abstracts submission deadline for Environmental Connection 2015 to June 16. Environmental Connection 2015, the annual conference and exhibition...
White House: US Energy Strategy and Economic Growth
29 May 2014 - Today, the White House released a report, “An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy as a Path to Sustainable Economic Growth,” detailing the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and the profound...
IECA and WEF Announces Memorandum of Understanding
DENVER, Colo. – 29 May 2014 – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) and the Water Environment
Federation (WEF) announce their new memorandum of understanding.
The purpose of this agreement is...
Sneak Peek: GWMS 2014 Publishes Extended Abstracts
The biennial Global Waste Management Symposium will be held 22 – 24 June 2014 in Orlando Florida. GWMS 2014, organized by Penton, offers a strong international perspective on waste...
Interview: Boyd Ramsey on WRRDA’s 7-Year Itch
Following the historic and overwhelmingly bipartisan passage in the US House and Senate of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), Geosynthetica’s Chris Kelsey talked to Boyd Ramsey,...
Persistence of GMA Pays off with WRRDA Passage
The effort to get geosynthetics specifically mentioned in the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) extends back many years. It began, in fact, roughly seven years ago following...
WRRDA Passes; Cites Sustainability and Durability of Geosynthetics
On May 22, the US Senate passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The $12.3 billion conference report, passed by the House on May 20, enjoyed staggeringly...
Stronger NOLA Levees with Geogrids
The human and infrastructure devastation inflicted by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina has led to years of levee design revisions and reconstructions in the New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) region. The United...
Senator Boxer’s Floor Statement on WRRDA 2014
Senator Boxer's Floor Statement on the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA)
(Remarks as prepared for delivery)
I am so pleased that the bipartisan conference agreement on the...
Senators Applaud Final Passage of Bipartisan, Bicameral Water Infrastructure Bill
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and EPW Ranking Member, Senator David Vitter (R-LA), issued the following statement after the...
Sen. David Vitter: WRRDA Passes Overwhelmingly 91 – 7
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter, the lead Senate Republican negotiator for the Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA), today announced that it passed 91-7.
"This is a...
GSE Environmental Officially Opens China Plant
(Houston, TX) – May 20, 2014 – GSE Environmental (www.gseworld.com) continued its long-established tradition of being the global leader in the geosynthetics industry with the official opening of its...
Siemens to Provide 150 Wind Turbines to Dutch Offshore Project
15 May 2014 - The Gemini consortium has signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. With more than...
Four Energy Companies Prequalified to Bid for Horns Rev 3
COPENHAGEN - The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) announced on 9 May 2014 the decision to prequalify Statoil ASA , E.ON Wind Denmark AB, Vattenfall Wind Power A / S...
Environmental Benefits of Nonwoven Geotextiles and Crop Covers
19 May 2014 – Brussels, Belgium – EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, today launched the first two in a series infographics. These images are drawn from...
Energy Solutions Magazine Published by Solmax
International geomembrane manufacturer Solmax has released the second in its series of technical magazines on geosynthetic applications. Energy Solutions focuses primarily on polyethylene geomembranes in applications such as coal...
Firestone EMEA Rebrands EPDM Liners as GeoGard ™
BRUSSELS - Firestone Building Products is pleased to officially announce the new brand name for its EPDM geomembrane in the EMEA region: Firestone GeoGard™ EPDM.
The new GeoGard logo leverages the value...
EPA Seeks Public Input on Fracking Mixtures
WASHINGTON -- EPA announced today that it will seek public comment on what information could be reported and disclosed for hydraulic fracturing chemicals and mixtures and the approaches for obtaining...
Australia: 7ICEG Opens Registration
The 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (7 ICEG) is coming together quickly. To be held 10 – 14 November 2014 in Melbourne, Australia, the event will bring together...
GC2014 Surprises Land and Water with ALS Donation
The International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) Great Lakes and Great Rivers Chapters teamed up in April to hold the first Great Connections conference and exhibition. Held in Davenport, Iowa,...
Geosynthetic Institute June Short Courses
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has opened registration for its next geosynthetics training sessions. To be held at the Folsom, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) headquarters of GSI, the following courses will be...
INSTALLATION: Gold Mine Heap Leach Pad
By American Environmental Group - AEG began work on providing geosynthetic installation services for a heap leach pad expansion project for a gold mine in northern Nevada.
The mine encompasses...
Extra-Wide Biomass Cover for Greater Energy Efficiency
Walki Group is a leading international manufacturer of technical laminates and packaging materials with protective functions. It is also the only Nordic manufacturer of paper-based covers for logging residue,...
