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Obama to Sign Order Calling For Adaptation to Climate Change
2013-11-01 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: President Obama was expected to sign an executive order on Friday directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to adapt to the rising seas, more intense storms, and droughts that are expected to increase as the planet warms this century. A key aspect of the order aims to ensure that states and local communities take into account likely climate conditions in the future when they spend federal money on projects like roads, bridges, and flood control structures. Critics say...
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New Obama order aims to prepare communities for severe weather
2013-11-01 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In another move to address the impact of climate change, President Barack Obama ordered a bipartisan task force on Friday to help U.S. communities brace for longer heat waves, heavier downpours, more severe wildfires and worse droughts. Friday's executive order set up a panel of governors, mayors, county officials and tribal leaders to advise the White House on how the federal government can respond to communities hit by the effects of a changing climate. Federal agencies were also directed...
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Obama to Issue Order on Climate Resiliency as Admin. Continues Efforts Cut GHGs
2013-11-01 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: White House aides said President Obama would sign an executive order on Friday morning directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to build resilience against storms, droughts and other weather extremes. For instance, when federal money is being spent on projects like roads, bridges, flood control and many others, the plan would encourage greater attention to the likely climate conditions of the future, which might require making the structures stronger or larger. "All...
Siemens wins 165MW wind power order in Turkey
2013-10-31 01:00:00| Power Technology
Siemens has won a contract from Guris Construction and Engineering for the supply of wind turbines totalling 165MW to three power projects to be developed in Turkey.
Repeat Order for the World's Largest Hydraulic Nuts
2013-10-30 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In 2011, bolt tightening specialists, Tentec Ltd received and delivered an order for what was believed to be the largest hydraulic nuts ever manufactured. The contract, to supply 4 massive hydraulic nuts for a major forging press refurbishment project in the USA, was completed and delivered on time and on budget. The quality of the work carried out by Tentec's innovative in-house design and production team in its advanced UK manufacturing facility has resulted in a repeat order for the same ...This story is related to the following:Hydraulic Nuts
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