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High Cost of Leaks: Immediate Repair of Hoses, Nozzles, and Fittings Guide

High Cost of Leaks: Immediate Repair of Hoses, Nozzles, and Fittings Guide
High Cost of Leaks: Immediate Repair of Hoses, Nozzles, and Fittings Guide Most commercial fueling operators rarely discover a hose leak through a technician's routine report. More often, it's when a driver points out a suspicious puddle beneath the dispenser island, or the fuel reconciliation numbers wander further off course for the third week in…
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The War to Build America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

  Jim Gordon has been pioneering the installation of the United States’ first offshore wind farm to be located off the coast of Cape Cod for over a decade now, and while the proposal is closer now to being started than ever before, Gordon is well aware that the fight is not over yet. Cape…
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New Inexpensive and More Environmentally Friendly Solar Cell

Researchers from Northwestern University have devised a new design of a solar cell that minimizes the flaws in conventional solar cells — relatively high production costs, low operating efficiency and durability, and reliance upon toxic and scarce materials. Dye-sensitized solar cells have already addressed some of these issues, but up until now have been very inefficient.…
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Four Lessons Learned from Washington D.C.’s Green Building Act

  As of January 2012, Washington D.C.’s Green Building Act (GBA) now requires that all public buildings in the district meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification standards for environmental performance. Because it was the first law of its kind, government agencies, lawmakers and environmentalists alike should take away some valuable lessons that became apparent during the law’s evolution. 1. Environmentally…
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