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Roadbuilding
Study: Keeping roads smooth reduces greenhouse gas emissions
A recent study led by Rutgers determined that extending the life of pavement can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Get more info on the study on Equipment World.
January 21, 2019
Roadbuilding
Special Report from TRB 2014: Warm Mix Asphalt
The incursion of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) into the nation’s bituminous pavements continues unabated.
March 7, 2014
Equipment
Opinion: Why I write about Global Warming on a construction equipment site
A reader from Europe recently asked why I spend a lot of time blogging about global warming and other such environmental topics, as this is a website primarily dedicated to heavy equipment and construction. Since his was a reasonable and well written letter, I did not immediately trash it as one has to with most […]
July 17, 2013
Equipment
Concentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits highest level in “millions of years”
A sobering report from the New York Times says that prolonged efforts to bring carbon dioxide emissions under control “are faltering,” according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Though NOAA’s new data showed only a small increase from the last data, CO2 has reached an averaged daily level of 400 parts per million—a […]
May 14, 2013
Equipment
Researchers working to turn CO2 in the atmosphere into fuel
Carbon dioxide is the main culprit when it comes to climate change, and researchers around the world are trying to figure out how to generate less of it while still providing us all with enough power and energy. But what if you could take this excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and transform it into […]
April 4, 2013
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