7.22.2006

Power news.

Storms knock out more power in St. Louis - Yahoo! News:
ST. LOUIS - Another day of severe storms knocked out electricity for tens of thousands of additional residents, but brought along a cold front that was welcome relief for those waiting for power to be restored.
BLOOD BOILING AS QNS. HEAT OUTAGE ENTERS 2ND DAY By JOHN DOYLE and LEONARD GREENE - New York Post Online Edition: News:
July 20, 2006 -- Angry residents and business owners lost their cool yesterday after failed feeder cables left their Queens neighborhoods without power for a second straight day.
New Orleans, Getting Less Power, May Pay More - New York Times:
Ten months after Hurricane Katrina, the city still does not have a reliable electrical system. Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of repairs are still needed on a system devastated by flooding, the local utility is in bankruptcy and less than half the system’s prestorm customers have returned. Of those who have, many have endured hot and sleepless nights with no air-conditioning
The $100,000 Electric Car... | The Huffington Post:
Detroit is floundering, gas prices are rising -- now Silicon Valley is stepping in with an impractical-but-cool solution: A sexy, pricey and fast electric car that uses the same lithium ion batteries found in your cellphone or laptop.

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