Hurricane Gustav is now past, and we are finally starting to discover what the damage really is. One of the big problems is electricity. There are other issues, including those about infrastructure, that we are only discovering. Let us know what you are finding out.
Darkness and Frustration Replace Fear
The state’s power grid sustained massive damage from Hurricane Gustav, officials say, and it could be weeks before all of it is repaired. Frustrated motorists poured back into the state hoping to return home, only to be turned back at checkpoints on all the major highways. Many grew frustrated as they roamed the state like gypsies or sat in motels they could scarcely afford, their cash running low and no way to get more.
"No power, no tissue, no phone, and the lady just came to collect the rent," said elementary school teacher Shondrelle Paul, who with her 11-month-old baby and sister were holed up at the Budget Inn in Gonzales, La. "Money is getting thin."
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“One lesson that healthcare learned from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 was that paper medical records, and those on disks and servers, are incredibly vulnerable. Now, in light of hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the value of electronic health records (EHRs), accessible from remote locations, has become crystal clear.
In fact, one health system was able to return to practice without missing a beat just one day after Hurricane Gustav, thanks to its EHR. Results like this reinforce the valu... more
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The WSJ has a decent article describing the current financial crisis and pulling no punches:
Debt Reckoning: U.S. Receives a Margin Call
The U.S. is at the receiving end of a massive margin call: Across the economy, wary lenders are demanding that borrowers put up more collateral or sell assets to reduce debts.
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Deffeyes: Seven Deadly Sins
1. Thou shalt not drive an SUV at 70 miles per hour on the freeway, with the air-conditioner running, just to pick up a half gallon of milk at the grocery store.
2. Thou shalt not waste energy and water by enjoying long hot showers.
3. Thou shalt not vote for a presidential candidate who does not speak up about peak oil.
4. Thou shalt not read the writings of Michael Lynch, Daniel Yergin, Jed Mouawad, or ExxonMobil. Pray that they may soon reco... more
Eliot Spitzer’s historic fall from grace was a blow to many progressives who believed that he would reform New York’s dysfunctional state government, but his replacement may be equally transformative, but from a Peak Oil perspective.
David Paterson will be the nation’s first legally blind Governor and only the fourth African American governor (New York’s first)since Reconstruction ended. As I wrote back in 2006, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is no... more
US fuel dealers seek emergency heating oil release
NEW YORK, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. heating oil distributors are planning to ask the government to release emergency heating oil supplies as part of a package to ease a cash crunch this winter, a source said Friday.
The squeeze for dealers has been caused by delayed payments from low-income customers and sky-high prices for their own fuel inventory and mirrors problems faced by the sector in 2004 when a run-up in prices pushed ... more
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