What’s in a Word? The Fracas Over Fracking
With the continuing growth in unconventional gas exploration and production comes oftimes unwarranted attacks on the industry’s environmental record and business practices.
The Biopharm Industry
This segment of the chemical processing industry must deal with levels of cleanability and sterility that will ensure the safety of those who use or make the products.
Pipelines, Politics and Opportunity
When President Obama called Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to tell him the U.S. had rejected TransCanada’s proposed $7 billion Keystone XL project, he made sure to point out that TransCanada was free to submit an amended plan for the pipeline.
Federal Regulation of Fracking Has Arrived
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly announced last Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2012) that it would grant part of Earthjustice’s TSCA petition concerning chemical substances and mixtures used in the fracking process of oil and natural gas production.
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Vibration Analysis Pinpoints Valve Noise Source
A refinery that shared a property line with local residents located and corrected a whining sound that threatened the peace of the community.
Nuclear: Set Back by Disaster, but Still Set for Revival
Because of events in Japan, the nuclear renaissance has suffered setbacks on implementation of some projects, but the movement as a whole is alive and poised for growth in many areas, according to Daniel Magnarelli, manager of Construction & Commissioning, Areva Inc.
SIL Made Simple
A good deal of misunderstanding exists about what an SIL is and how it is assigned.
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Extreme Valve Testing
Valves today face more challenging conditions from a wider range of applications.
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Peabody CEO: Greater Use of Coal Can Achieve U.S. Energy, Economic and Environmental Goals
Big Coal went to the lion’s den last week and asserted that increased use of coal-fired power generation will help the U.S. achieve its critical energy, economic and environmental goals.
The Pulp and Paper Industry
The pulp & paper industry has seen tough times, but the business will still be around for many decades; the product is too much in demand.