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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 04:53 PM Original message |
Thousands in New York powerless as blackout problem persists |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. I hear 300,000 in St. Louis MO are without power too. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 05:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Well, they know what caused it in St. Louis |
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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 03:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. problem in NYC |
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pooja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, seems like the grids are on overload and there's not |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. Peak oil and Enron II? |
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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. different situation |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. No, old wiring. |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 05:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Natural Gas is also peaking. |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. The copper cables literally melted in the heat. |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The melting point of copper is 1983 degrees Fahrenheit |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 08:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Maybe it's hotter underground... |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Re: Privatization of Public Utilities and Deregulation |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. Not wishing to rain on a conspiracy case, but we know why our power |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Black walnut? |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Thanks for that idea. The use for furniture would represent |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:24 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Unless... |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I have seen in the Louvre, 5000 year old wooden statues made from |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. Cross-posting to article in LBN |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. Utilities are monopolies |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
13. More likely due to "Peak Profits" |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. Guess I won't need to read Jim Kunstler's Monday morning rant |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I never miss my Monday Clusterfuck Nation fix. nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Welcome to the world of tomorrow!!! |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. Good reason to buy photovoltaic generation for your house |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Especially if you're a poor person living in Queens, |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 06:33 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Now I am especially glad my grandfather went west when he got off the boat |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-25-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Thank you John Rocker. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-26-06 09:09 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. It's a TV show...eom |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-24-06 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. Self delete. |
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