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Canada Pledges to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, No Regulations for Oil Sands
Canada has announced new goals to greenhouse gas emissions to thirty percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The announcement has received criticism for not addressing the oil sands in Alberta. The pledge...
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Saudi Arabia to be Home to Worlds Largest Hotel
Makkah, Saudi Arabia will soon be the home to the worlds largest hotel. Upon completion the Abraj Kudai will offer 10,000 rooms in 12 separate towers. The project will total almost 686,000 square feet...
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Study Finds Fracking May Affect Air Quality Also
A new study published by scientists at the University of Oregon and University of CIncinnati concludes that people living and working proximate to fracking actively may well be exposed to certain poll...
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Soil conditions challenge HSR in Singapore
Building the underground Singapore - Kuala Lumpur high speed rail (HSR) terminus is likely to be challenging, time-consuming and costly, mainly due to the soft soil conditions prevailing in the area,...
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Previously Damaged Structures Collapse after Second Quake hits Nepal
On Tuesday a magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook the impoverished country of Nepal, this is the second earthquake to hit the impoverished country in less than a month. On Wednesday, officials with bullhorn...
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Video: Do Changes in Groundwater Levels Affect Streamflow?
In the Buffalo National River, somebody can hear the running water and the next minute the water is gone! In the Ozarks, there are streams that disappear and reappear randomly! The ultimate...
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Video: Minor tremors from San Andreas Fault closely monitored by UC Berkeley
The increase in the frequency of low intensity tremors, originating from the San Andreas Fault, about 10 hours after the magnitude 6 Napa earthquake last August, and an observed increase in two other...
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Video: A ride inside Hudson river's Amtrak aging tunnels
What most commuters of Amtrak trains crossing the Hudson River do not have the opportunity to see, was witnessed by U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Amtrak officials. View of the damaged from hurricane Sa...
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Hawaii Sets Goal for 100% Renewable Energy
The Hawaiian Legislature passed a bill this week setting a goal for the state of reaching 100% renewable power by 2045. If approved by Governor David Ige, Hawaii will be the first state to officially...
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The May Newsletter Issue of TheCivilEngineer is out !
TheCivilEngineer.org is glad to announce the May issue of our monthly Newsletter ! In May's issue you will find the latest most interesting industry news of interest to Civil Engineers, directly fr...
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