Marylanders know the headaches that come with prolonged power outages, and now, a White House report warns there could be more to come. It says severe weather is the number-one cause of power outages in the United States, costing the nation an average of $18 billion to $33 billion a year. The Obama administration says it wants to strengthen the power grid as climate change increases the intensity and severity of storms.
According to Josh Saks, legislative director for the National Wildlife Federation, new protections are critical.
"We've seen hurricanes in the past ten years push up through Annapolis and parts of Maryland," Saks recalled. "And I would say Maryland needs to continue to work towards resiliency, because climate change issues are only going to exacerbate."
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Yeah, and when the sky does fall, I'll be saying I told you so!
ReplyDeleteLOL!
Yes, because dictator Obummer let his EPA DICTATE rules that shut down many, many coal power plants.
ReplyDeleteThese Marxist morons won't be happy until we're all shivering in the dark!
"under my energy policy prices for power will necessarily skyrocket."
ReplyDeleteAnd we are surprised?