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Relief in New Orleans; punishment in Baton Rouge

AP — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:51:15 +0000

The path of Hurricane Gustav offered New Orleans a reprieve, but 80 miles away where utilities say the devastation was the worst they have ever seen, the storm offered nothing but...

Hundreds of thousands lose power in the Gulf

AP — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:54:56 +0000

Three years after being punished by Hurricane Katrina, utilities along the Gulf of Mexico were buffeted by 110 mph plus winds from Gustav with customer outages topping 500,000 and...

Court Steps Into Utilities Case

AP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:52:20 +0000

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an environmental case in which utility companies want to revive an industry-friendly regulation put in place by the Bush administration.The dispute with environmental groups revolves around the harm...

Calif. OKs Think Tank on Global Warming

AP — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:23:46 +0000

California will create a $600 million think tank to fight global warming, funded by a 25- or 30-cent surcharge on customers’ electrical and gas bills, the state Public Utilities Commission has decided.Commission President Michael Peevey...

Tips and Software To Tune Up Your Slow Windows Computer - PC

Luke — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:33:31 +0000

When people hear I work with computers, their first question is always “My Computer Runs So Slow! How Can I Speed Up My Computer?” Here are some tips and the diagnostics software I recommend to anyone who runs a windows based PC. This...