Biodiesel fuels are diesel fuels that are animal fat or vegetable oil based. After production, they are chemically combined with methane alcohol to produce fatty acid esters, which can then be burned. Without the proper chemical reaction, glycerine, which is … Continue reading →
By BARB SIEMINSKI | The Municipal Here comes the sun, hopes Chattanooga, Tenn. In February, Chattanooga, Tenn., installed solar-powered parking meters. Jim Bowen, director of special projects with the Chattanooga Parking Authority, said officials approved the investment of more than … Continue reading →
Technology continually evolves, posing a challenge to law enforcement as detectives tackle an increasing number of cybercrimes like cyberbullying and cyberstalking. Annually, more than 2,000 victims of cyberharassment approach Working to Halt Online Abuse seeking help — approximately 50-75 cases … Continue reading →
On June 19 and 20 Bonnell Industries, manufacturer of truck and road equipment, hosted its 2013 open house. This event welcomed over 600 people, including The Municipal’s Christi Sausaman, through the doors of its Dixon, Ill., facility and treated them … Continue reading →
As we all know, maintaining our infrastructure is a ceaseless task. We spend more and more time developing projects that will last a lifetime, but we know they won’t. So how do make them sustainable? How do we maintain them … Continue reading →
A call comes in for a fire at a group home for mentally challenged adults. The caregivers have gotten nearly everyone out safely, but one of the non-verbal adults who has Asperger’s syndrome is panicking at a second-floor window. He … Continue reading →
By BARB SIEMINSKI | The Municipal A call comes in for a fire at a group home, which houses mentally-challenged adults. The caregivers have gotten nearly everyone out safely, but one of the non-verbal adults, who has Asperger’s syndrome, is … Continue reading →
Guest Column by William Bertera Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Sustainability for infrastructure projects can be a hard sell for small and mid-sized communities. It can appear to add costs to a project without demonstrable benefits … other than to “do … Continue reading →
Fredonia, PA, June 13th, 2013 – Grace Industries Inc. is pleased to introduce the new TPASS® Telemetry Safety Kit providing real-time safety monitoring of Fire Fighters and high performance emergency signaling in an affordable, simple to use and easy to … Continue reading →
PORT ORANGE, Fla. – Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., Inc. headquartered in Port Orange, FL announces the recent move of their southern Mississippi branch from Pass Christian to a larger facility at 9257 West Oaklawn Rd. in Biloxi. The new … Continue reading →
You arrive at the firehouse and walk into the radio room, only to find four of your co-workers sitting in their chairs like statues, afraid to move a muscle. An engineer is teetering on a pile of phone books, trying … Continue reading →
