- by Luke Hickman
- April 19 2017
- Energy & Resources
- liquid natural gas (LNG)
- natural gas
US Natural Gas Suppliers Enter the LNG Export Industry
US natural gas producers are expected to benefit significantly from the emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade. Prior to 2016, only one LNG export facility operated in the US, located in Kenai, Alaska. However, by 2021 six LNG export facilities are projected to be operating in the lower 48 states...
- by Steven Richmond
- April 19 2017
- hospitality
- hotel
- services & miscellaneous
Is the Airbnb Threat Overhyped?
A great deal of electronic ink has been spilled in recent years over the threat Airbnb poses to traditional hotel operators. Pundits often draw on the effects of ridesharing services on taxi companies to support claims that home sharing services will be the death of hotels. So US hotel operators are near collapse in the face of this inevitable march of progress, right?
- by Leon Mengri
- April 3 2017
- composting
- food waste
- recycling
- services & miscellaneous
- Waste Management
Composting: The Next Frontier (in Waste Management)
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Municipal solid waste (MSW) presents two major challenges for municipalities: collection and management. Over the past few decades, many cities have addressed collection by outsourcing it to firms...
- by Luke Hickman
- April 3 2017
- electric arc furnace
- Metals & Minerals
- mini mill
The Rise of EAFs Provides Flexibility to Steel Producers
In the US, steel is primarily produced in either basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs) or electric arc furnaces (EAFs). Of the approximately 80 million metric tons of raw steel produced in the US in 2016, 67% of it was created in EAFs...