California’s forests have been hit hard by a double whammy of drought and bark beetle infestation caused by climate change. Forest Service estimates place the number of dead, dying and diseased trees at over 200 million. This is not only an environmental catastrophe; all that dead wood is a ticking…
Steve Wirtel, P.E., is executive vice president, Kore Infrastructure. With a background in civil and environmental engineering, Wirtel is a business development executive with 30 years of experience in the water and wastewater markets.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.