Barge strikes Galveston bridge, causing oil spill, power outage, and traffic shutdown
a barge After colliding with the bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, it caused major disruption for people in the Galveston, Texas, area, leaving people stranded on the island and briefly losing power. “Approximately 11 miles of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway had to be closed due to an oil spill from a barge.” Just before […]
Wild Video Shows Sheer Power Of Lightning As It Strikes Flagpole, Creates Explosion Of Dirt
Insane footage from a building in Shawnee, Oklahoma displayed the sheer force of the impact that lightning had as it struck a flagpole on May 7. The video, shared by AccuWeather, captured the moment of impact and the large explosion of dirt that rose up as the bolt traveled down the flagpole. BOOM ⚡️ A […]
Ship That Wrecked Baltimore Bridge Lost Power Several Times Before Accident, NTSB Investigators Say
The container ship that collapsed Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March lost power several times before the accident, investigators said Tuesday. of dali The first power outage occurred on March 25 during maintenance at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal, about 10 hours before departure, the paper said. Marine survey interim report The […]
Singapore to get guitar-playing new PM in first transfer of power for 20 years | Singapore
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong resigned on Wednesday, handing power to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, the city-state’s first change of government in 20 years. Mr Wong, 51, a US-trained economist who is credited with overseeing the country’s response to the pandemic, will become the fourth prime minister to lead Singapore and the first […]
Cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge suffered power blackout hours before leaving port
The cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge suffered four power blackouts before colliding with the bridge, two occurring hours before the incident. A National Transportation Safety Board report found that the Singapore-flagged Dali cargo ship suffered two power blackouts 10 hours before leaving port, then suffered two more moments before colliding […]
Maryland woman pleads guilty to conspiracy in plot to attack Baltimore power grid
A Catonsville, Maryland, woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to damage and destroy electrical facilities near Baltimore, a crime she and her co-conspirators said was motivated by white supremacy to promote social disintegration. was planning. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a release that 36-year-old Sarah Beth Clendaniel has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, […]
Republican State AGs Take Biden Admin To Court Over Costly Green Power Plant Scheme
A coalition of more than two dozen Republican state attorneys general are challenging one of the Biden administration’s signature environmental regulations. Twenty-five attorneys general sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday over the agency’s stringent, recently-finalized regulations targeting new natural gas- and coal-fired power plants. The regulations require many existing coal plants and new […]
CARRIE LUKAS: This Mother’s Day, Let’s Reclaim Our Power
On Mother’s Day, people honor their mothers, thank them for their love and support, and encourage them to take some time off from the 24-hour job that motherhood often entails. While mothers certainly deserve to be recognized and given a break, this Mother’s Day should also be a time to recognize the great responsibility women […]
Balance of power: Senate GOP’s campaign chair cautiously optimistic about retaking majority in 2024 elections
Senate Republican campaign manager Steve Daines declined to talk about a red wave this fall leading to a Republican majority in the chamber. “I want 51 people. That’s a majority,” the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman told Fox News Digital this week when asked what he was aiming for in the November election. . […]
Wind Power Doesn’t Make Sense: Anti-Environment Environmentalism
Editors’ Note: The author points out an interesting irony that is spreading: anti-environment environmentalism. We see it manifest in all kinds of ways. Windmills that grind up eagles, owls, songbirds, and bats like a giant Cuisinart. Giant arrays of solar panels chew up vast areas of land, disturbing wildlife and frying birds. Pile drivers in […]