There are few things more aggravating than being stuck in traffic on a regular basis. The frustration that results is detrimental to productivity and the stress it causes does bad things to a driver’s overall health and well- being. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute last month issued its 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard and, to no […]
Even though a few states are beginning to emerge from a multi-year drought, one only has to look to the West to be reminded that large-scale water shortages will not go away anytime soon. Wildfires ravaging Western states and historic droughts in California dramatically highlight the importance of groundwater for the environment and for human […]
The city of New Orleans has certainly suffered through its share of heartache – and heartbreak – since being decimated after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Parts of the city became a virtual wasteland as homes, businesses, public health and safety facilities, parks and infrastructure suffered billions of dollars in damages, some irreparable. The economy tanked. But, […]
Most people think of drones as unmanned aircraft being used overseas in militarized zones. However, drones will likely impact businesses more than military operations in the very near future. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that the commercial drone industry will likely grow to $90 billion in the coming decade. According to the Association for […]