Who\’s to blame for the power blackout?
Folks,
It’s
been an interesting couple of days, hasn’t it? Especially for those in the
northeast U.S. The cause of the power grid failure remains to be
discovered, but in the meantime, here are some interesting theories for your
consideration:
been an interesting couple of days, hasn’t it? Especially for those in the
northeast U.S. The cause of the power grid failure remains to be
discovered, but in the meantime, here are some interesting theories for your
consideration:
1. Al
Qaeda did it! Though the President was quick to deny that this was the work of
terrorists, Al Qaeda has now claimed responsibility:
Qaeda did it! Though the President was quick to deny that this was the work of
terrorists, Al Qaeda has now claimed responsibility:
2.
President Bush and his energy industry cronies
(the “Pataki-Bush Axis of Weasels”) are ultimately responsible, having allowed a
foreign company to buy up the Niagara Mohawk Power Company, cook the books, lay
off its workforce, deregulate the business, cut maintenance, and generate a $90
million windfall for its stockholders. This is according to Greg Palast,
who researched these energy companies over the last several decades. I’ll say it
again: read The Best Democracy Money Can Buy! http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=257&row=0
President Bush and his energy industry cronies
(the “Pataki-Bush Axis of Weasels”) are ultimately responsible, having allowed a
foreign company to buy up the Niagara Mohawk Power Company, cook the books, lay
off its workforce, deregulate the business, cut maintenance, and generate a $90
million windfall for its stockholders. This is according to Greg Palast,
who researched these energy companies over the last several decades. I’ll say it
again: read The Best Democracy Money Can Buy! http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=257&row=0
3. This is
my theory: we all did it, by allowing our country to persist on such a benighted
path of energy production. We’re now probably going to fast-track a refurbishing
job on the electricity grid to the tune of $56 billion. Want to know how many
homes you can make self-sufficient with solar for $56 billion? About 9.3
million! Not to mention the billions we’re pouring into new nuclear plants
(without a plan to deal with the waste) and the filthiest sort of coal
plants. While we’re doing next to nothing at the federal level to encourage
sustainable and renewable energy. Please write your Congressmen and tell them
you want to see us take a more intelligent approach to these problems–the
energy plan is still under debate in Congress, so it’s timely. (And if you’re so
inclined, check out Home Power Magazine to learn everything you need to know to
get solar, wind, micro-hydro, and other kinds of renewable energy going at your
home. They post all of their issues online! http://www.homepower.com)
my theory: we all did it, by allowing our country to persist on such a benighted
path of energy production. We’re now probably going to fast-track a refurbishing
job on the electricity grid to the tune of $56 billion. Want to know how many
homes you can make self-sufficient with solar for $56 billion? About 9.3
million! Not to mention the billions we’re pouring into new nuclear plants
(without a plan to deal with the waste) and the filthiest sort of coal
plants. While we’re doing next to nothing at the federal level to encourage
sustainable and renewable energy. Please write your Congressmen and tell them
you want to see us take a more intelligent approach to these problems–the
energy plan is still under debate in Congress, so it’s timely. (And if you’re so
inclined, check out Home Power Magazine to learn everything you need to know to
get solar, wind, micro-hydro, and other kinds of renewable energy going at your
home. They post all of their issues online! http://www.homepower.com)
By the way,
I’ll be traveling for the next two weeks, so you won’t see any more GRL mail
until after Labor Day.
I’ll be traveling for the next two weeks, so you won’t see any more GRL mail
until after Labor Day.
–C
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