Power Outages

Wind Storm Wreaks Havoc On The Southland

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.19.2012

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Southern California wind continues to prove more powerful than the area's power lines. Throughout the weekend storm of wind, rain and, in some areas, ...

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WATCH: Wind Storm Knocks Out Power For Thousands

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Power Outages, Ian Gregor, Video, Southern California, Los Angeles International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Santa Ana Winds, Nancy Castles, Whitaker Peak, National Weather Service, Los Angeles News

PASADENA, Calif. — The most powerful winds to tear across California in years kept 9-year-old Dalen Guyton up late into the night. Then, around ...

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'See Kids, This Is What Life Was Like Before Television'

AP | JAMES MARTINEZ | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Video, Snow Storm, Nor'easter 2011, Northeast Weather, Snow Storm 2011, Extreme Weather, Extreme-Weather, Snowstorm 2011, Green News

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — This was the weekend we were supposed to carve the pumpkins, spread the fake spider webs on the bushes and maybe take in a lit...

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Millions Lose Power During Northeast Snowstorm

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.30.2011

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The unusually early snowstorm bringing heavy, wet snow to the East Coast has knocked out power to more than 2.3 million homes and businesses. More th...

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Obama Administration Set To Step Up Power Line Projects

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Energy, Power Lines, Nuclear Power, Steven Chu, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Power Plants, Jobs, Obama, Power Line Projects, Ken Salazar, Obama Power Line Projects, Power, Green News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday moved to speed up permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines in 12 ...

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Hurricane Irene Exposes Creaky American Infrastructure

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Infrastructure, Sewers, Hurricane 2011, Budget, Michael Bloomberg, Epa, Hurricane Irene, Green News, Flooding, Irene Floods, New York City, New England, Third World America, Video, Green News

In the winter of 1992, a nor'easter sent a storm surge over the floodwall guarding the southern tip of Manhattan. Seawater quickly overwhelmed major r...

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Mayor Gray: D.C. 'Ready For Virtually Any Eventuality'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Pepco, Sand Bags, Hurricane Irene Dc, Evacuation Shelters, Mayor Vincent Gray, Power Outages, Tropical Storm, Hurricane Irene 2011, Washington Dc Metro, New York City Transit, Flash Flood, Storm Preparation, Wind Speed, Video, Green News

Washington, D.C., is bracing as Hurricane Irene reaches the nation's capital. Mayor Vincent Gray told reporters on a 9:15 p.m. conference call tha...

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Hurricane Irene Causes Widespread Power Outages

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 10.27.2011

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Hurricane Irene has already left nearly 1 million East Coast electricity customers without power -- long before the storm is due to hit some of the mo...

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Hurricane Pesto Salad -- No Electricity Required

Jamaliya Cobine | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Hurricane Irene, Pesto, Hurricanes, Basil, Recipes, Cooking, No-Cook Recipes, Hurricane Irene 2011, Raw Food Recipes, Pesto Recipes, Food News

Hurricane Irene is coming, and many of us on the east coast may find ourselves without power and tired of eating crackers, chips and other no-cook items. With a couple fresh ingredients you can create a great fresh pesto salad, electricity be damned.

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Hurricane Irene: Is Your Refrigerator Ready?

Diane Van | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Hurricane Irene, Food Safety, Emergency Response, Disaster Relief, Disaster-Preparation, Hurricane Irene 2011, Food News

As you stock up on non-perishable food items in case you lose power, USDA encourages you to take the following steps to keep your food supply -- including items that are already in your refrigerator and freezer -- safe.

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'Torches and Pitchforks': ComEd Customers Still Seething

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Power Outages, ComEd Rate Hike, Video, Chicagoland, Pat Quinn, Chicago Power Outages, Elaine Nekritz, Chicago Summer Storms, Governor Quinn, Illinois, Smart Meters, Comed Smart Meters, Comed, Chicago Storms, Chicago News

A public hearing held by ComEd in north suburban Highland Park was intended to address the summer's widespread power outages in the Chicagoland area i...

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A Trillion Watts Of Electricity During Heat Wave

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Con Edison says New York customers used not a million, not a billion, but a trillion watt hours of electricity during last week's bru...

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73-Year-Old Goes Without Power For Eight Days Due To 'Human Errors'

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Commonwealth Edison, Power Outages, Robert Ritchey, Nbc Chicago, Chicago, Comed, Customer Service, Nbc, Business News

Robert Ritchey, 73, came home on June 21 to find that, after a violent storm, his home in Glenview, Illinois had lost power. His power was eventually...

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Living (Briefly) without Electricity

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Winter, Pennsylvania, Electricity, Healthier Greener Home, Healthy Living News

It's not a real winter in these parts without one good ice storm--the kind that covers all the trees with a clear-crystal-candy coating, stops all the...

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Heavy Wind, Rain Cause Power Outages, Widespread Damage On East Coast

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power Outages, East Coast Power, Weather, Travel News

NEW YORK — A potent storm system that spawned tornadoes in the South reached the Northeast on Wednesday, where it knocked out power to thousands...

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Frustration With Power Outages, And More Storms Coming

Posted 05.25.2011

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Hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans were without power this weekend after a devastating storm blew through the city Friday afternoon. As of Sunday ni...

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Bronx Residents Without Electricity For Five Days After Weekend Storm While Con Edison Struggles To Restore Power

nydailynews.com | By Mike Jaccarino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Bronx Power Outage, Electricity, Rainstorms, Storms, Bronx, New York, New York City, New York News

Hundreds of Bronx residents remained without electricity Wednesday, five days after a nasty nor'easter battered the borough. Con Edison said that it ...

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New York's Most Dramatic Storm Moment (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rain, Power Outages, New Jersey, New York Wet Weather, Connecticut, Storms, Slidepollajax, New York City, New York, New York News

After all the hype about 'Snowmageddon' and 'Snowpocalypse,' it was March rain showers that wreaked havoc across the northeast this past weekend. ...

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Storms Leave Much Of Northeast In The Dark

AP | BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Weather, Rain, Wind, Power Outage, Power Outages, Northeast Power Outages, New York News

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than a half-million hom...

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Nearly 200K Still Without Power After Northeast Storm

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORTLAND, Maine — Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving ...

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Palo Alto Power Outage: Widespread Electricity Issues Reported After Palo Alto Plane Crash

Posted 05.25.2011

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A Palo Alto power outage is being reported across the city, apparently caused by a plane crash in the area. Traffic lights are out and many are repor...

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2012, Seriously

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Power Grid, Nasa, Solar Storms, 2012, Power Outages, Mayan Legend, Apocalypes 2012, Apocalypse, 2012 Movie, End of the World, Books News

As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.

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Wild Winds Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power On East Coast

AP | POLLY ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wild winds with gusts topping 65 mph blew from the Great Lakes to the East Coast on Thursday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers...

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Powerful Winter Storm Makes Holiday Travel Difficult

AP | AMY LORENTZEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holiday Travel, Chirstmas, Extreme Weather, Power Outages, Snow Storm, Oregon, Portland Oregon, First Day of Winter, Home News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Successive waves of wintry weather gripped much of the country Saturday, frustrating holiday travelers from coast to coast an...

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Loadshedding: The Lights Went Out Again

Jeanette Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electricty, Pakistan, Power Outages, Gasoline Generators, Loadshedding, Sher Baz Khan, Electricity Outages, Generators, The Dawn, CIA World Factbook, State Infrastructure, Mohammedmian Soomro, Green News

When the lights go out at shops during one of the the daily power outages in Pakistan, it's a bit scary, but most people keep moving about doing what they're doing. It's just part of life.

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