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Legal & Regulatory
Terror Threat to Grid Is Real, Says Suppressed Study
A 2007 study sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security confirmed some of the industry’s worst fears about the grid’s vulnerability to terrorist attack. That study has remained under wraps until recently–and its findings are even worse than you may suspect.
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Legal & Regulatory
Avoiding Pitfalls in Combined Heat and Power
Combined heat and power offers many advantages for distributed generation. But leveraging them requires some careful planning and forethought.
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Business
Creativity Cuts Cost of Connecting with Utility Customers
When the Kissimmee Utility Authority needed to fire up its customer outreach, it was time to turn up the gas and get cooking.
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Commentary
The Risks in Risk Communications
Human beings have a tough time balancing risks rationally–but this task isn’t made any easier by how the media communicates information about them. Often, the usual approach makes things even worse.
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Commentary
Stop Thinking and Start Acting
Forethought and analysis have their place, but good leaders need to be ready to act boldly when the time comes.
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Commentary
Workplace Drama: More on Correction Course
How do you get "beyond" perfection? With a willingness to course-correct and an awareness of when it’s necessary.
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Commentary
Obama’s Second Act
President Obama enters 2013 with a solid win in his pocket—and a host of challenges and decisions awaiting him.
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Legal & Regulatory
Trend: The Nuclear Tortoise and the Natural Gas Hare
The pendulum has recently swung back against nuclear as gas-fired power has surged in response to low prices and abundant supplies. Can nuclear ever regain its edge?
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News
Rotary Peristaltic Pump
Vanton Pump and Equipment Corp.’s portable, nonmetallic Flex-I-Liner rotary peristaltic pump evacuates drums and totes containing acids, caustics, salts, chlorides, and reagent grade chemicals, without corrosion of the pump or contamination of the fluid. The self-priming design has no seals to leak or valves to clog, and the pump can run dry for extended periods […]
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News
Handheld Laser Scanner
The NVision Handheld laser scanner is a powerful portable scanning device that is capable of capturing 3D geometry from objects of almost any size or shape. The scanner is attached to a mechanical arm that moves about the object, freeing the user to capture data rapidly with a high degree of resolution and accuracy. As […]