Share Your Expertise at ISEE's 36th Annual Conference
from the ISEE
Don't miss this unique opportunity to share your expertise with your peers at ISEE's 36th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, Feb. 7-10, 2010 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida USA. Papers addressing all explosives & blasting related topics will be considered, especially papers relating to transportation, new products and women in blasting. Submit your abstract online by June 15th. More

End of an Era: Union Carbide Building Brought Down
from the West Virginia Gazette
A lone member of a group of retired Union Carbide workers played taps following the implosion of their former workplace Saturday morning. Yet before the explosion, University of Charleston cheerleaders led an upbeat chant about Building 82, and a student band played the sort of music you'd hear at a football game. More

Blasts to Dislodge Ice Jam at Bismarck Successful
from the Jamestown Sun
Blowing up ice that caused south Bismarck’s flooding was like giving the Missouri River an enema or popping a champagne bottle’s cork, the explosives expert who oversaw the blasting said Thursday afternoon when the operation had proven successful. More

Smell a Rat? Rescue Rodents Used to Sniff Out Land Mines
from the Daily Mail – UK
His highly sensitive nose can sniff out explosives at 50 paces. And because he weighs a mere 3lb, there is no chance of him setting them off when he finds them. Kofi the Gambian pouched rat is the latest weapon in the battle against landmines - the relics of war that litter large parts of Africa and kill thousands every year. More

Air, Water Quality Tested Near Quarry
from the Herald News
Cape Cod Aggregates will place seven monitoring wells in Berkley and Freetown to measure groundwater quantity and quality, and will also measure air quality near the Bryant Street quarry operation, the company and Freetown officials said this week. Health Agent Paul Bourgeois spoke positively about the measures the company is taking to ensure that blasting and other work conducted on the site will have a minimal impact on the community. More

Flow Meter for Safe Blasting
from Mining Australia
Fluid Components International (FCI) has released its GF90 Flare Gas Flow Meter suitable for blast applications in the mining industry. The GF90 Flare Gas Flow Meter is designed to solve the problem of measuring dangerous, explosive and toxic gases that often flow at extremely varying and/or low levels. More

'Where's the Dynamite?' Winnipeg Residents Ask
from the National Post
They've tried clay dikes, sandbags and patience. Why not dynamite? Winnipeg residents anxiously watching the swollen Red River may be wondering why Manitoba officials have not resorted to using explosives to rid the river of massive ice jams threatening the city with extensive flooding. More

Highway Blasting Nearly Finished
from Summerland Review - Canada
Crews are continuing to blast rock as they widen a seven-kilometre stretch of Highway 97 north of Summerland but the bulk of the material has already been moved. More

No Edge in Appalachian Coal Regulation
from the Billings Gazette
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week it would delay and conduct a special review of two mountaintop coal mining permits. The move could delay up to 200 other mining permits, sparking concerns for jobs and coal production in the Eastern U.S. More