RE Cold Snap In Southeast

For all of the Pollyanna advocates of alternative energy who assure us that there is nothing to worry about, that the world, and especially the United States can go on consuming at current levels and that the fatally flawed fallacy of a hydrogen economy will somehow solve our problems with regard to oil and gas, I suggest that they go and live in the northeast today and see how warm their windmills, solar panels, biomass and hydrogen myths keep them. Where is the infrastructure to employ even the pitiful solutions that solar, wind and biomass might provide? Mother Earth is laughing at Dick Cheney?s arrogant position that 'the American way of life is not negotiable'."

"The weather has created high demand for electricity and as a result some power generating plants ran out of natural gas Thursday and increased the burden on other plants, according to ISO New England.

Steve Costello, a spokesman for the Central Vermont Public Service Corp., said if the rolling blackouts are needed it would be a first for the region.

"We've never had to resort to that to maintain the stability of the system," Costello said. "But there has been very, very high demand in New England today."

Galen Crader, CNN weather forecaster, predicts the sub-freezing temperatures will remain through the middle of next week. Sub-zero temperatures, however, could begin to fade away as early as Friday afternoon.

"These values can produce frostbite in just 10 or 15 minutes," a National Weather Service advisory said. "If you don't have to travel or be outside late tonight or early tomorrow, then stay indoors."

In Maine , where wind chills could dip to 50 below zero Friday morning, Gov. John Baldacci declared a state of emergency in hopes of convincing federal highway regulators to allow longer driving hours for truckers carrying fuel oil.

"These conditions threaten public health and safety and endanger public property if fuel oil cannot be delivered to Maine homes and businesses," Baldacci's declaration said."

Here's the whole thing:
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/011704_weather.html

more good news: if we have the energy shortage Mel Hurtig & others have been warning us about we can't stop sending gas south of the border (because of you-know-what), no matter how many people freeze to death because we don't have enough for ourselves. FTW is awesome!

Note: http://www.fromthewilde...