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Applied Science Associates Inc. (ASA), will celebrate 20 years of business, during which the firm of 16 people has worked in over 50 countries and on every continent. [MORE INFO]

Fish or Oil: Environmental controversy over Caspian Sea oil
Contact: Eric Anderson / Nicole Whittier
Phone: 401-789-6224

Summary:

• With exploratory drilling in the North Caspian Sea scheduled to begin in two months, mistrust characterizes the dialogue between oil and environmental groups, reports industry expert Eric Anderson.
• Yet, the dialogue itself is an accomplishment given the sociopolitical history of the area which, until recently, would have prevented such an exchange.
• U.S. experience along with new technologies may hold solutions to this stalemate (see attached observations from Eric Anderson, who recently returned from working in Atyrau, Kazakhstan). [MORE INFO]

Technology pertaining to environmental impact assessment is evolving, both in the standard of information available and in the distribution of that information. Companies worldwide are trying to attain the latest developments that will improve, environmentally, the services they specialize in. [MORE INFO]