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Friday, August 15, 2003
posted by gbarto at 4:42 AM:
Cities Slowly Climb Back From BlackoutNot sure what can be said about this story just yet, for it doesn't seem we really know that much. There are speculations about where and why it started and there will be recriminations over how it happened and how long it takes to fix, but right now we're all in the dark as to some pretty fundamental questions about this thing.
One thing we're all sure of: our nation's power grid needs work. But...
Electric industry and government officials said the nation's power grid has needed major upgrades for years, but industry experts said there were three major obstacles in the way: the expense, environmental opposition and people who didn't want power facilities near their back yards.Hopefully, something of this magnitude will be enough to clear the cobwebs from the thinking of at least some of the greens and NIMBYs, though that's probably wishful thinking on my part.
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