Alertnet (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Gaps remain in a New Orleans flood control system despite improvements after Hurricane Katrina, a U.S. official said on Thursday as federal agencies prepared for ...
asap news (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
A new 1,900 stall Parkade is under construction at the Calgary International Airport, which launches a 10-year development project aimed at helping the growing facility serve the more than 12.2 million passengers its handles annually. This second, multi-level parking facility is scheduled to be finished by December, 2009, and is to be located to the [...]
Building The Dam (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Building The Dam (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
We are excited to announce a new feature here at Building the Dam: we will be running a college football blog pick 'em contest. Let's find out who is really the best Pac-10 pigskin prognosticator! League Details: Sign Up : Join our game here . It's completely free to play. Make your picks: The pool is open for business now and is ready for ALL of you to join. The first picks are due by August 30th...
Parkway Weblog (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
We are seeing the continuing results from the current dry spell, as this article from today’s Sacramento Bee reports—and we pray it won’t be extended much longer—but there have been solutions available for public leadership to act upon and it involves the building of new dams, and perhaps the raising of an existing one. Along with the obvious solution for our area, the building of Auburn Dam (which...
Postman Patel (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Mesopotamian marshes where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet - reputed to be the location of the biblical Garden of Eden, have both a regional and global significance for biodiversity as well as human culture and survival. By 1999, 90% of the wetlands in Iraq had been converted into parched desert land due to the construction of dams and hundreds of drainage channels by the Iraqi
The Daily Reckoning Australia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) operates as an engineering contractor focused on delivering specialised services to clients in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. The company's core businesses comprise open mining and crushing, underground mining and civil engineering. The stock climbed from less than $0.10 in June 2001 to $0.97 in February 2007 at a regular pace...
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poor areas of New Orleans hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina remain vulnerable to flooding because flood control improvements have not been completed, a U.S. official said on Thursday as Tropical Storm Gustav threatened a possible new strike on the city.
Black Shoe Diaries (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina's waters smashed through New Orleans' aging levees and inundated its streets, the city's flood control systems could ...
Through the Looking Glass (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thought I would take a little break from figure making and go back to a quick spot of mecha building. And so, taking into account the fact that I am spending a little time in the boonies (Wales) along with the majority of my gundam collection, I thought I would take advantage of the fact [...]
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Learn more about current events in earth science at CURRENTEVENTSCIENCE.NET Privacy. Earth science current events. Earth science covers a range of sciences related to life on Source: www.currenteventscience.net Previous Question Index: Topics In scienceCivil Engineering: Computer Science: Current Events: Law: Ecology: Economics: Environmental Issues: Genetics: Geography: Geology: Gerontology: Insects/Spiders:...
Guide Bulgaria (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
" The construction of six new big dams will have to solve to an extent the problems with the drought in Bulgaria in the coming years ," said Bulgaria`s Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Assen Gagauzov. The construction will be funded by a...
Flesh is Grass (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
They are seriously everywhere. Came across this hair-raising letter in Matt’s New Civil Engineer (this lot publish their addresses - you can’t fault them for courage of their convictions or trust). It’s the latest in a to-and-fro over recent issues. Global warming: is there enough evidence for a war? Published: 20 August 2008 15:36 | Last Updated: [...]
The Cleanest Line (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
The fight to dam Patagonia is escalating. As the namesake of our company, the South American region of Patagonia continues to be a powerful inspiration for our business and for us personally. It truly is one of the world’s last...
