Archive | September, 2009
Geographies

Get NEPA Data Faster using Interactive Maps

Maps—it’s the feature that you’ve requested more than any other feature. And our amazing beta users are currently test driving Cubit’s Interactive Maps beta. With Interactive Maps beta, you can draw your project on a map. In seconds, you get a map showing Census geographies in your project area… …and get cut-and-paste ready data and [...]

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Cubit Planning in the Austin American Statesman

A big thank you to Lori Hawkins for her article in the Austin American Statesman about Cubit Planning and the other Capital Factory companies. My favorite quotes from Lori’s article are: “I handed my badge to my boss and headed over to the Capital Factory kickoff party,” said Morales, who was a Web developer at [...]

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Capital Factory Demo Day

Anthony and I had a great time at Capital Factory’s Demo Day yesterday.  Thank you to everyone who attended, and a big thank you to those of you who worked hard to make the Demo Day a success.  We had great conversations at the event and look forward to keeping in touch in the future. [...]

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3 BLM Categorical Exclusions Are Disallowed

Images from City of Rocklin website Three categorical exclusions for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) activities have been discontinued under the settlement agreement for Western Watersheds Project vs. Lane.  The following CEs are no longer allowed: 2003 Fuels Reduction CE, 2007 Vegetation Management CE, and 2007 Grazing Permit Issuance CE. According the BLM’s Instructional Memorandum [...]

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ICI Deficiencies Result in Lawsuit Blocking Pipeline

Environmental and Native American groups filed a lawsuit blocking a major pipeline project today.  Just like in the lawsuit halting the Maury Island pier project, the compliant points to deficiencies in the indirect and cumulative sections. The blocked pipeline would carry oil sands crude for close to 1,000 miles from Alberta, Canada to Wisconsin, USA.  [...]

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