Weekly News Roundup (MAR 8)

Interesting news and online content from the week:

INFOGRAPHIC: The next frontier of mining (mining.com)
A peek at where our next natural resources may come from.

U.S. House Passes Hydropower Energy Policy (HydroWorld.com)
The new policy will increase the use of hydropower across the U.S. and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy.

The Future of Green Architecture: A Live-In Power Plant (Popular Science)
A concept skyscraper combines wind, steam turbines and solar, and could generate enough energy to power 4,000 homes

Don’t Believe Everything You Read: The Skills Gap Shortage is Very Real (Maintenance Technology)
Ongoing debate about the skills shortage in heavy industry. We’d like to hear from you in the comments: are you seeing a shortage of workers?