DEATH
VALLEY, CA – July 1, 2050 – Surveying the landscape made barren from thousands
of tons of silicon tetrachloride, President Sasha Obama peered out through the
transparent face plate of her hazmat suit and for a fleeting moment wondered if
her father had sparked one bold commitment too many during his revolutionary
Administration...
The Copper Development
Association’s “2008
Global Market Trends Conference” was held in Chicago, Sept. 10-12, and focused
mainly on green technologies and sustainable development. I attended several of
the programs, and will take this opportunity to share some of the more
memorable insights coming out of them.
It
grates on the nerves of a thinking person to endure all the political posturing
that blames Big Oil and speculators for this year's explosion in oil prices.
California Assembly Bill 1953, which calls for the reduction of lead content in plumbing pipes, fittings and fixtures to no more than 0.25%, passed the state House by one vote on May 31.
California Assembly Bill 1953, which calls for the reduction of lead content in plumbing pipes, fittings and fixtures to no more than 0.25%, passed the state House by one vote on May 31.
The best-read, most highly acclaimed series in PME's history, the College of Product Knowledge, has been updated and made available to the plumbing industry once again.