As unemployment continues to increase, President-elect Obama further outlines his stimulus plan for the country, including infrastructure and green energy projects.
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THE DIG :: December 8th, 2008
A New New Deal
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THE DIG :: December 4th, 2008
That’s economic stimulus you can believe in, probably
President-elect Barack Obama and leaders in Congress are developing a multi-billion dollar green-jobs program to both stimulate the economy and put in place the groundwork for a more energy-efficient country. But, will it work?
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THE DIG :: November 24th, 2008
Workingman’s Dead
In Michigan, the unemployment rate is 9.3 percent – almost three times what it was in 2000. Can new green and infrastructure employment opportunities put these people back to work? What is more, are these jobs that they can quickly transition into?
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THE DIG :: November 21st, 2008
What then must we do?
Nationwide there are more than 550 transit projects valued at $8 billion that are "ready to go" as soon as funding is made available. Countless other infrastructure projects remain stalled throughout the country as the funds are simply not there to begin building. If these projects are to stimulate the economy, as President-elect Obama has said, where will the money to start these projects come from as many states face billion dollar budget shortfalls?
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Exposé on Bill Moyers Journal :: November 21st, 2008
Beneath the North Texas Dirt: Overview
Brett Shipp, a television reporter from WFAA in Dallas, found that state regulators, along with local power companies, have for decades ignored fatal design flaws in the vital infrastructure that brings natural gas into thousands of American homes.
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EXPOSÉ ON BILL MOYERS JOURNAL :: November 21st, 2008
Beneath the North Texas Dirt: Analysis: Pipelines in the Rio Grande Valley
Similar to Brett Shipp’s investigation on the ignorance of state regulators to design flaws in Texas' pipeline infrastructure, another local Texas television reporter, Will Ripley (NewsChannel 5), further explored faulty natural gas pipelines in the Rio Grande Valley.
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PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES :: November 20th, 2008
America in Gridlock: Web Video: Big Dig
Ray Suarez of the NewsHour interviews Fred Salvucci, commonly referred to as "The father of the Big Dig," about his thoughts on the largest, most expensive U.S. infrastructure project to date.
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THE DIG :: November 14th, 2008
I-35W Bridge Collapse: NTSB stresses connection between bad design and weight
The National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge - NTSB investigators have found the weight of the bridge and construction materials and equipment placed on it forced a poorly-designed and under-sized gusset to fail.
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THE DIG :: November 11th, 2008
Wide Angle: Peruvian Water Supply in Peril
This scenario has been playing out from Congo to the Philippines: mining operations from the developed world move into ore-rich, but impoverished areas of developing countries.
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