I sat in on a webinar this morning on the global future of major geothermal projects. The webinar, hosted by the website for the event GeoPower Europe, talked a lot about why the U.S. is growing when it comes to geothermal, but not nearly as fast as other areas.
The Driller readers fall into a number of categories, from water well folks to foundations engineers. This is a tip for the geothermal guys (and gals) out there.
You probably don’t give shoes a second thought. I know I usually don’t. I slip them on in the morning, walk around in them all day and shuffle them off by the door when I get home. I bet you do the same. Lace them up, stomp around the jobsite, kick off the dust and call it a day.
Know someone who's a visionary in the the groundwater field? Know someone who came up with an innovating solution to a difficult project? Don't just pat him or her on the back. Submit a nomination for an NGWA award. Now that's recognition.
Interior Department officials say "you can't manage what you don't measure." That's why a National Water Census makes sense to help us treat water like the precious resource it is.
Spring has made its long-awaited debut, so I’m sure business for many of you (at least in the northern climates) will pick up soon. But, just because you’re busy out in the field, it doesn’t mean you can’t take The Driller with you.
We have a story in April's The Driller written by Steve Kaser that describes a wild helicopter ride taken by a rig and other equipment to a well site at a remote Oregon lodge. Well, I just heard from the maker of that rig, who helped fill in some details.
The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources recently chose me for a field trip to explore water quality issues in the wake of a tar-sand oil spill, and I plan to share coverage with The Driller readers.
Peter Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, offered the keynote speech at last month’s Michigan Ground Water Association convention. I spoke with him by phone shortly after the event, and got his thoughts on what the "century of water" might mean for drillers.
I recently found out that bentonite from a certain well-known company helped NASA perfect the rover's drill for the latest scientific trip to the Red Planet.
