Read more infrastructure stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8534/infrastructure.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68625/ibm-bets-on-water-smart-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIBM is developing a set of water grid technologies, designed to revamp the world’s badly outdated fresh water delivery systems in much the same way many countries are trying to upgrade their energy grids, CNET reports. IBM projects the water management business could be worth $20 billion within 5 years....http://www.newser.com/story/68625/ibm-bets-on-water-smart-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 11:07:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67360/why-stimulus-gets-a-bad-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democrats’ $787 billion stimulus package is less popular than ever—even though it’s already working, writes David Wessel for the Wall Street Journal . The case against it is weak: Fed rate cuts hadn’t slowed the recession, already a year-old at that point, making the stimulus an appropriate move. Now...http://www.newser.com/story/67360/why-stimulus-gets-a-bad-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 10:04:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65330/recession-is-kaput-now-for-the-smart-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Great Recession is cooling off, but Americans will feel the heat for a while—because recovery is tricky this time, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek . Another economic bubble inflated by consumption would be a mere Band-Aid. That's why President Obama is trying to create a four-sided "smart economy" based...http://www.newser.com/story/65330/recession-is-kaput-now-for-the-smart-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 16:23:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63945/stimulus-shortchanges-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo-thirds of the country lives in big cities, but less than half of the federal stimulus’ transportation money is going to fix their often crumbling roads, the New York Times reports. States were allowed to decide for themselves how stimulus money was spent, and state lawmakers have a long history...http://www.newser.com/story/63945/stimulus-shortchanges-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 7:43:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58833/megacities-stagger-india.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe explosive growth of India's cities is threatening to drag down the country's economy for decades to come, economists tell the Wall Street Journal . The global trend toward urbanization has gone into overdrive in India, but most cities aren't prepared to deal with the influx of migrants from the countryside,...http://www.newser.com/story/58833/megacities-stagger-india.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 8:02:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55638/contractors-bid-hot-and-heavy-for-shovel-ready-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContractors are scrambling to get in line for stimulus-funded "shovel-ready" jobs, reports the Washington Post, and states are finding their stimulus dollars are going a lot further than expected as a result. Companies that were building subdivisions not so long ago are now competing for government jobs and going further...http://www.newser.com/story/55638/contractors-bid-hot-and-heavy-for-shovel-ready-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 9:11:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53517/stimulus-in-hand-states-race-to-start-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour states—Nebraska, Missouri, California, and Maryland—claim to be the first to use their federal stimulus money, the New York Times reports. "Our project is definitely the first one to use shovels," said an official in California, where forest trail work started yesterday. But shovels aside, Missouri might win...http://www.newser.com/story/53517/stimulus-in-hand-states-race-to-start-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 10:46:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52343/stimulus-flows-into-patchwork-of-road-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough the stimulus package that Barack Obama signed last month contains eye-watering sums, the earliest projects out of the gate are far from monumental: widening a highway in Kansas, resurfacing some roads in Missouri. More than a dozen states have announced their plans to spend their share of the $50...http://www.newser.com/story/52343/stimulus-flows-into-patchwork-of-road-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 8:13:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51124/mayor-global-warming-could-swamp-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClimate change will make New York City a hotter, wetter, and stormier place in coming decades and sea levels that could rise at least 4 feet may swamp the city, a panel of scientists convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned yesterday. Bloomberg said the city must start preparing evacuation plans...http://www.newser.com/story/51124/mayor-global-warming-could-swamp-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 6:32:40 CST