by Stas | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
METROLINK: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAIL TRANSIT FACES CHALLENGES BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Metrolink, the Southern California rail transit carrier, is projected to increase ridership by 2% in 2013, modernize its locomotives, upgrade its traffic control system, and...
by Stas | May 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
JAPAN’S PILOT OFFSHORE WIND FARM WILL DEPLOY FIRST WIND TURBINE IN 2014 BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Japan will deploy its first floating wind turbines as part of a larger offshore wind farm to be developed off the coast of Fukushima in 2014, according to a wind energy...
by Stas | Apr 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
MARIN COUNTY PIONEERS CALIFORNIA RENEWABLE ENERGY EFFORT BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS California-based Marin Clean Energy (MCE) is pioneering a county-based effort to source high levels of renewable energy for consumers. As of April 2013, the average MCE residential...
by Stas | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
SEAMEN’S CHURCH RESCUES MARINERS BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Over one million seafarers operate container ships, tankers, and bulk carriers which help provide the critical logistical flow that keeps the world economies viable. These men and women face piracy challenges,...
by Stas | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
ARE WE EVER GOING TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT NEW JOBS? BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS The news that the U.S. economy added only 88,000 jobs in March was a sharp drop from previous months and raises questions about rosy economic predictions that ignore the crisis in employment...
by Stas | Apr 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
SONOMA CLEAN POWER AUTHORITY AIMS AT 33% RENEWABLES BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Sonoma County, California established the Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA), and solicited energy partners to move the county toward a 33% renewable energy goal. Cordel...