We have the power to control the world we live in, but there are limits. Since our first distant ancestor realized that he could use one ock to reshape another one, makind's overriding narrative has been one of gradual domination of its environment.
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Gulf oil slick: A boon to future alternative energy?
The Obama administration has always supported alternative energy, but the recent decision to support offshore drilling projects has backfired with the recent Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. With world opinion galvanised against offshore drilling and an environmental catastrophe in the making, could the future be bright for alternative energy?
Pushing the boundaries of climate change and technology
American Electric Power’s Nick Akins tells Power & Energy how technological innovation is diversifying the company’s fuel mix.
In the next issue of US Infrastructure
Out this month, the new issue of US Infrastructure will be looking at whether California is ready for another massive earthquake.
Is wind power being blown off?
In the US, wind power has been credited as the renewable energy that offers the most potential and recently that seemed to be the case, with the Cape Wind farm being green-lit and others planned for the areas around the Great lakes, but according to the American Wind Energy Association it seems the air has been taken out of wind power's sails.
Mapping the future
New technologies and techniques are driving development in the mapping and surveying sector. The American Congress on Survey and Mapping’s Curtis Sumner explains how the effective use of tools will help the transition to a more sustainable and secure future.
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