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Climate Change

Team Claims New Power Cycle Generates Without Emissions

Exelon and CB&I are both investors

Thomas F. Armistead

May 24, 2017

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Nearing completion in Texas, a 50-MW power plant will demonstrate a first-of-a-kind natural-gas power system.

Risk Management

Where Will Trump's Policies Lead The Construction Industry?

Changes on global warming and project labor agreements could be coming

January 25, 2017

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The Trump administration’s rapidly evolving policies on health care, deregulation and infrastructure present the construction industry with numerous opportunities and hazards.

The Trump Cabinet

Trump Makes His Picks To Head EPA, Labor Dept.

Nominees' expected agency changes are already controversial

Pam Hunter McFarland

December 9, 2016

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Nominees' expected agency changes are already controversial.

Sustainable Design

We Knew Concrete Was a Carbon Sink—New Study Tells How Much

Factors in the material's favor when it comes to battling climate change and limiting greenhouse gasses

Thomas F. Armistead

December 7, 2016

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Concrete’s large carbon footprint—that is, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the cement manufacturing process—is estimated to be 5% of industrial CO₂ emissions, a source of concern in the battle against human-caused climate change.

Energy Leaders: Widespread Carbon Capture No Sure Thing

Pam Hunter McFarland

November 22, 2016

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The future of carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is not set in stone, energy industry experts say.

Late Mississippi Coal Plant Inches Toward Finish Line

Mary B. Powers

October 19, 2016

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Utility Southern Co.’s costly effort to produce clean energy from coal met a major milestone on Oct. 12, when its Kemper County, Miss., integrated gasification combined-cycle plant produced the first kilowatt of electricity with synthetic fuel made from local lignite.

Agreement Reached on Hydrofluorocarbon Phase-Out

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 19, 2016

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Nearly 200 countries have agreed to cut the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—used in refrigerants and cooling and ventilation systems—by more than 80% over the next 80 years.

Environment

Officials Come Closer to HFC Phase-out Deal

Negotiators hope to reach final agreement on hydrofluorocarbons in October

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 28, 2016

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Unresolved issues include length of phase-out schedule and the amount of financial aid for developing nations.

Viewpoint: Staying Afloat in Energy Industry Crosscurrents

Thomas F. Armistead

May 25, 2016

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Congress is wrestling with its first energy policy update since 2005, and there is some concern that it may not be passed this year. That may not be all bad.

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