By Patrick BurnsonPublished: October, 2010 When a dead whale arrived draped over the bow of a container vessel calling the Port of Oakland last month, some environmentalists cited the ship’s high velocity as the cause. Shipping experts disagreed, noting that ships have never been traveling at lower speeds than today. Indeed, the current practice […]
Published: February, 2003 Be Nice to Those Pesky Environmentalists Dear Editor: I wanted to let you know that while I enjoy your magazine, I took offense to the tone of your blurb New York’s Turn to Cope With Ferry Environmentalists. The wording of the paragraph seemed to say, "Don’t bother with worrying about the environment, […]
By Craig RaphaelPublished: August, 2011 It’s been a busy few months for the new East Span of the Bay Bridge. In late May workers successfully hoisted the world’s largest cable saddle atop the self-anchored-suspension (SAS) portion of the span. With a flat base and curved top, the 450-ton cable saddle is engineered so that the […]
