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Militants Kills 7, Kidnap 4 in Attack in Pakistan
(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — Pakistani police say several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a power grid station in...
State of the Union: Obama’s Cybersecurity Plan
White House officials are revealing details of President Barack Obama's initial plans for protecting the computer networks of crucial American industries from...
Solar Blob Attacks the Earth!
A great eruption known as a coronal mass ejection rattled nerves but did little harm
After Sandy: Why Burying the Power Lines is a Lonely Fight
Power companies have concluded that burying lines is too expensive to contemplate. Maybe they aren't thinking about things the right way. Here's one man who's...
How to End Blackouts Forever
There is a way to make our grid more resilient and blackouts a thing of the past. Here's how:
Where in the World is Con Ed?
Taking two weeks to restore power is unconscionable. It's also part of a troublesome trend of more and longer outages that point up major flaws in our national...
Hurricane Sandy Will Put a Rickety Power Grid to the Test
The U.S. power grid is a 20th century technology powering a 21st century country. Why Hurricane Sandy will stress it to the limit
Panetta Sounds Alarm on Cyber-War Threat
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued what he said is a “clarion call” Thursday for Americans to wake up to the growing threat posed by cyber war. “The whole...
The Power Grid: From Rickety to Resilient
Blackouts will become more common unless we build a system that can bend but not break.
Beat the Next Blackout: Tips for Buying a Backup Generator
Thanks to Mother Nature and power grid glitches, American households in Connecticut, San Diego, and many parts in between have been without power for extended...
How Vulnerable Is the Power Grid?
The attack could come when we're most vulnerable — a blistering hot July afternoon or a freezing cold January night. Suddenly, vast sections of the U.S. power...
Miami's Smart Grid: A Blueprint for the Power Future
For all the gee-whiz coolness of modern-day electronic devices — flat-screen high-def TVs, 2-lb. laptop computers, the iPhone — the national power grid we plug...
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BY THE NUMBERS Obama's First Week $3,350: Cost of the enhanced-security PDA that may replace Barack Obama's beloved BlackBerry. 8: Minimum number of hours White...
High Tech for the Low-Tech World
Battling disease is easy if you're on a power grid with access to effective treatments. But what if clean water and electricity are unavailable luxuries? These...
Blackout
Millions of people were left without lights, air-conditioning or electricity late Thursday afternoon as a huge power failure darkened dozens of cities across...
Will Chinese New Year Fireworks Make Beijing’s ‘Crazy Bad’ Air Worse?
As celebratory diversions go, the fireworks used to mark China’s Spring Festival wreak a huge amount of carnage. On Feb. 1 a truck delivering fireworks in...
The Bank Bust That Nearly Took Down Afghanistan
A new report details the ponzi scheme that clobbered the impoverished country’s financial system—a grievous assault bigger than anything the Taliban could have...
Advice to Parents Post-Sandy: Don’t Cancel Halloween. Seriously.
Kids need this ritual to help make sense of tragedy and disaster
How Climate Change and the Monsoons Affect India’s Blackouts
Blame it on the rain—at least partially. Northern India has been plagued by prolonged blackouts over the past few days that have left some 600 million people...
