Posted on 07/01/2009 12:40:45 PM PDT by giant sable
A couple we know got a rude interruption on Saturday night. The two had settled into their seats at the AMC Cupertino Square 16 theater and were enjoying The Taking of Pelham 123, a thriller remake starring John Travolta and Denzel Washington. But Pelham 123 never finished; the theater lost its electrical power. The cause was a rolling brownout, due to a California heat wave and excessive use of air conditioning.
Electricity is a good thing. It powers your computer, drives economic growth, transmits images from Tehran streets, keeps preemies alive in hospitals, prevents meat from rotting and enchants and cools you in movie theaters.
Yes, electricity is a good thing. Where does it come from?
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Waxman Malarkey.
If nothing else, people will be better educated knowing that coal is our primary fuel source in the USA. Power in my neck of the woods comes from coal and nuclear, and we have no rolling blackout issues. I would not, however, install solar panels on my home. That’s a high-priced risk in west-central Florida.
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