Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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By offering a program that provides volume pricing on both solar panels and electric cars, local government can help customers buy more of each, according to a new study out of Colorado.
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More than 32,000 bikes are in use in sharing programs across about 80 U.S. cities, but most depend on outside funds to keep rolling.
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The pressure is on to find environmentally responsible ways to dispose of gadgets rendered obsolete.
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Planners will study new approaches toward how to design and finance storm-water treatments, including finding new scenic and environmental benefits.
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Cities like Toronto and Vancouver operate more similarly to their American counterparts than European metros, yet are still different enough to offer useful lessons.
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Rather than hand the blighted area over to a developer, the city changed the zoning to allow for a mix of uses and fostered the idea that an urban neighborhood can handle all its own needs without creating waste.
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Some opponents to driverless cars say they'll be a public-transit killer, but others argue that transit will always have a place in dense cities.
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The two local governments are joining forces to form a joint power authority, allowing them to buy electricity on the wholesale energy market.
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In addition to pledges from companies like GE, the plan includes calls for better data collection and improved coordination among government agencies.
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Ride-sharing and car-sharing are complicating life for transportation planners, not to mention automakers.
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The report determined that the people who depend most heavily on shared modes of transportation — such as ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft — are also more likely to rely on public transit.
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The most recent data from the Energy Information Administration shows ever-increasing energy efficiency in commercial buildings. And there are indications that the trend will continue.
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The Federal Highway Administration is planning to fund state efforts to find an alternative revenue source for transportation projects.
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Cities tend to favor building stadiums and convention centers over investing in education or human services. It's an understandable but troublesome trend.
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Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who frequently touts his focus on the city’s low-income neighborhoods, says he has shifted the use of such money toward infrastructure.
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In Yolo County, Calif., farmers are replacing the typically large fields of rice paddies with drip lines, in an effort to curb the state's scarce water supply.
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Houses in a new development in Tracey, Calif., will recycle their own water through designated waste-water and clean water plumbing and a recycling unit.
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In a decision that could spell the end for coal in the West, Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass legislation to completely do away with the dirty energy source.
