Solar energy continues to be utilized by homeowners to decrease their energy bills in regions of the U.S. with lots of sunlight. The two main […]
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Innovation and Technology
Think Tank Releases New Report on The Consensus Technologies Needed For Improving Excavation Damage Prevention
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 CONTACT: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org Washington, D.C, July 27, 2022 — The Alliance for Innovation and [...]
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It’s Time for Nationwide Adoption of Electronic White-Lining
Looking ahead to the year 2030, we hope to see technology integrated into virtually every activity we do. For damage prevention, this is not merely […]
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New Strides in Public Transit with Hudson Tunnel Project
With gas prices on the rise and the population growth rapidly increasing every year, major cities are having to prioritize innovations in public transportation. One […]
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Safer Digging Part 5: Investigating A Damage
Up to this point, we have explored a range of benefits that accrue from the use of technology in the damage prevention process. Not only […]
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Safer Digging Part 4: Saving Time Saving Money
There is a clear connection between effective damage prevention and cost saving – when you avoid a damage, you avoid all of the direct and […]
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Safer Digging Part 3: Keep it in Park
This blog series is laser-focused on innovative technology that can improve the damage prevention process. While this particular series only discusses one technology – Electronic […]
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Freight Rail Is The Next Tesla, If Regulators Will Allow It
When famous Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary was asked by his son why he didn’t invest in Tesla, he said he was not interested in […]
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Self-Driving into the Future
While some recent conversations about transportation in the U.S. are relatively simple – like the supply and demand for oil – others are more nuanced […]
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Innovation Drives Direct Air Capture’s Growing Viability
Vacuuming your house to be rid of dust can be quite a chore. Dirt and dust seem to accumulate faster than you can keep up. […]
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Push Toward Renewables Requires Mining and Fossil Fuels
The current push to electrify the U.S. transportation sector along with homes and businesses means that massive amounts of raw material will be needed to […]
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A $90 Billion Problem with Obvious Solutions
Every year, nearly $100 billion are lost in the U.S. economy due to excavation damage and the inefficiencies in the system designed to prevent them. […]
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Building New Infrastructure, Damaging the Old
Constructing new infrastructure, buildings, or even planting trees all require breaking ground. These excavation projects use shovels, augers, jackhammers, backhoes, and other excavation equipment to […]
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Climate Change: A Differential Diagnosis
If Gregory House, MD has taught us anything it is that people lie and people have bias. On a topic as politically charged as climate […]
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Supply Chain is a Green Choke Point
Green energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries help facilitate emissions-free energy to the U.S. power grid. While the promise of greenhouse gas […]
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