My system was designed to permit project managers in the construction trade to track their field workers' hours and work performance by the workers using their cell phones as mobile data terminals.
While the business permitting project takes precedence, fellows are encouraged to keep their eyes open for other potential fixes, such as the city hall map or the bike permit project.
Instead, the group wants voters to have the final say by only permitting projects to go forward on an ad-hoc basis.
The Corps, however, persisted and continues to persist in considering not the full range of effects of it permitted projects, but only those effects that fall under its regulatory control.
"In issuing these authorizations, the Corps declared that the Pipeline would not have a significant impact on the environment, and did not require a full environmental impact statement as mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act for federally permitted projects with significant environmental impacts," reads the court filing by Earthjustice. .
"In 2009, we observed a severe slowdown in permitting, project environmental analyses, and leasing," said Kathleen Sgamma, director of governmental affairs for the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States.
The information memorandum includes several specific sections: general description, project sponsors and project company, project participants, technical information, economic information, contracts, project schedule, government support, market, independent engineer, access to raw materials, licenses and permits, project profitability, environmental legislation, and the possible project risks.
Seeing TransCanada's sordid experience with Keystone XL in action, Enbridge decided that a year into the expansion permitting project, it would do what environmental groups have coined a "switcheroo".
Shopsin is working not only on the permitting project, but also on building a new map for the city hall campus, since people often get lost using the current one.
It would have the double benefit of mobilizing idle resources, especially unemployed workers, while low interest rates permit capital projects to be financed very cheaply.
