Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP: New EPA Data Released Under Freedom of...

PR Newswire;  December 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......There are an estimated 130 million wood poles currently in use in the U.S. Beyond...the use, storage and disposal of wood poles. The American Wood Preservers Institute...the utilities store thousands of wood poles at their yards, creating more contamination...

Regularly scheduled maintenance increases wood pole lifespan.(Engineering...

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  September 1, 2003 ;     574 words ......treatment is conducted regularly. Wood poles and structures will be the topics...actual rate of degradation of the wood poles. Regularly scheduled inspection and...10 years, the replacement rates of wood poles consisted of just 2-4 percent of...

Old Power Poles Lead Second Lives in Parks and Yards.

PR Newswire;  April 16, 2002 ;     485 words ......of Albany, Oregon hauls in poles from all over the BPA system...the treated portions of the poles leaving beautiful cedar cants...replace about 1,500 to 2,000 poles a year. That's a huge jump...typically replaced only about 500 poles. Such disposal could cost...30,000 wood transmission ...

In Search of the Perfect Utility Pole.(Engineering & Operations)

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......there are over 130 million treated wood poles currently in service in the United...utility association analysis identified wood poles as The Electric Utility's Material...life cycle costs, the economics of wood poles are unsurpassed. The 1996 Competitive...

Wood pole purchasing, inspection, and maintenance: a survey of utility...

Forest Products Journal;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......their most important assets: the wood poles that support their electric transmission...charged with specifying and maintaining wood poles come to their jobs with little formal...systems for maximum value. ********** Wood poles have a long history of providing...

Study shows hiking poles gives walkers a leg up

Charleston Gazette;  December 31, 2000 ;     519 words ......each hand, he had the feeling that the poles made the treks easier. When the exercise...lab, he began to figure out why. Using poles lets hikers lengthen their strides, put...long stints, and "they all favored the poles," said Knight, of the University of Massachusetts...

NIPSCO EXPERIMENTS WITH STEEL UTILITY POLES

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 11, 1999 ;     317 words ......advantageous to use." Until now, the company has used wood poles on its service lines. There are 305,000 wood poles being used in Northwest Indiana. Wood poles cost less to purchase but have a higher deterioration...

Analyzing the potential for recycling old utility poles

BioCycle;  December 1, 2000 ;     257 words ......potential for preservative treated wood poles once they have lost their usefulness...majority of a pole contains sound wood that could be remanufactured...facility that would use recycled wood poles as its primary fiber source...obstacles. "In most cases, the poles removed from ...

One more push; Poles don't want to hear it, but to achieve the prosperity...

The Economist (US);  October 27, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Poles don't want to hear it, but to achieve the prosperity they...independent nation for only 33 years out of the past two centuries. Poles love to tell stories of courage in the face of adversity...to Poland 14 years later and lived to 81 to tell the tale. Poles have always proved remarkably protective of ...

Utility Pole Conference Digs in at The Nugget.

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  August 1, 2001 ;     294 words ......workshops include: A Chemicals Update: Anything New for Wood Poles?; Wood Poles and Our Environment; The Disposal of Wood Poles; Pole Recycling in the Pacific Northwest -- Regional...

Poles feel persecuted.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 5, 2008 ;     397 words ...THE Federation of Poles in Great Britain is concerned about newspaper...the UK. The worst examples have linked Poles with the expressions 'feckless', 'chancers...smugglers', 'rapists', etc. This has made Poles living in the UK feel persecuted. There...

HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE (11): Poles begin to come to terms with history

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  August 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......08-18-1996 HIGH HOLIDAYS FEATURE (11): Poles begin to come to terms with history of...painful process: the growing recognition by Poles of the extent that recent Polish history...crowd. "Deeply regretting everything that Poles have ever been guilty of against Jews and...

Pole structures conference: addresses utility and telecommunications...

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association);  December 1, 2003 ;     605 words ......recent changes that have been made to standards for wood poles and how those changes require designers to consider...for Buildings and Other Structures. Protecting Wood Poles With protection of wood poles an ongoing crusade, more and more chemicals are...

Poles in No Hurry to Visit Germany;Berlin Merchants Disappointed at Small...

The Washington Post;  April 10, 1991 ;     700+ words ......opening of the wall 17 months ago. The Poles were coming, every newspaper announced...the lifting of the visa requirement for Poles entering Germany, radio stations issued...when the opening of the Berlin Wall meant Poles could visit socialist ally East Germany...

North Shore light poles will go

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 12, 1997 ;     500 words ...Light poles recently put up along Kamehameha Highway...Pledges by state officials to take down the poles were lauded by most of the 500 residents...staff, summing up general agreement that the poles must go to preserve the view. Use of reflectors...