By Bob Morris | 08/19/2010 | Infrastructure
“The making of laws is like the making of sausages-the more you know about the process the less you respect the result.”
Infrastructure
Roads, highways, bridges, power plants, waterways, and buildings need to be significantly upgraded. However, the financial reality dictates that such ambitious infrastructure projects must be properly prioritized and funded within the bounds of a budget. Critical upgrades must be undertaken with transparency, accountability, and frugality at a time when the state is facing years of enormous deficits. Independent voters will be looking to balance economic feasibility with much-needed infrastructure enhancement over the next few years.
By Bob Morris | 08/11/2010 | Infrastructure
Serious questions are being asked about the viability and affordability of California High Speed Rail. The project was approved by voters in Nov. 2008, allocating almost $10 billion in bonds. When and if completed, it would link San Francisco and Los Angeles with trains capable of going 220 mph, making the trip in 2 ½ hours.
By Bob Morris | 08/05/2010 | Infrastructure | 4 Comments
On Tuesday August 3, the Alta Wind Energy Center (AWEC) officially broke ground in Tehachapi Pass. When completed, it could be three times larger than any existing wind farm in the US, and will output a mammoth 3 gigawatts.
By Bob Morris | 07/01/2010 | Infrastructure
“Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over” – Mark Twain
By Alan Markow | 06/30/2010 | Infrastructure
Watching the awe-inspiring television images from the recent U.S.
By Bob Morris | 06/14/2010 | Infrastructure
Excerpts from an open letter by John Napier, CEO of British insurance company RSA, to President Obama:
By Bob Morris | 06/03/2010 | Infrastructure
The water wars of California can get convoluted indeed. Last week, a judge reversed his own decision and ruled that increased water could be pumped from the Sacramento Delta to the Central Valley and L.A. for the following three weeks.
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