Why Energy Lines Are Outdated. Ron Scherer.
by Scherer, Ron; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 80Environment. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Electric industries | Electric lines | Electric power transmission | Energy industries -- Finance | Gas pipelines | Gasoline | Infrastructure (Economics) | Natural gas | Petroleum refineriesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The nation's last new oil refinery was built in Garyville, La., in 1976. The demand for natural gas is growing 2-1/2 times as fast as the nation's ability to supply it. The electric industry estimates every American will have to pay $100 a year for the next 10 years to get the power system up to the digital age." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article notes that "blackouts, gasoline spikes, and concerns about heating the nation this winter [2003] are revealing deep-seated flaws in the nation's energy infrastructure--a system that has become so fragile that power lines sagging on a tree in Ohio can be part of a chain of events helping send millions of people back to the 19th century."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Why Energy Lines Are Outdated, Aug. 29, 2003; pp. n.p..
"The nation's last new oil refinery was built in Garyville, La., in 1976. The demand for natural gas is growing 2-1/2 times as fast as the nation's ability to supply it. The electric industry estimates every American will have to pay $100 a year for the next 10 years to get the power system up to the digital age." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article notes that "blackouts, gasoline spikes, and concerns about heating the nation this winter [2003] are revealing deep-seated flaws in the nation's energy infrastructure--a system that has become so fragile that power lines sagging on a tree in Ohio can be part of a chain of events helping send millions of people back to the 19th century."
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