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Offshore wind could power the world
The Paris-based International Energy Agency published the results of what it describes as the “most comprehensive global study” of offshore wind ever undertaken, an effort that involved analyzing hundreds of thousands of miles of coastline. The report says $1 trillion could be invested in the industry by 2040 as lower costs and government support encourage …
Pacific Gas and Electric power line broke before Kincade Fire ignited in Sonoma County
Although PG&E cut power in the area on Wednesday afternoon amid dangerous weather conditions, stretches of the company’s high voltage power transmission lines — which were responsible for the state’s deadliest wildfire ever — were still operating in the area when the fire broke out, the utility said in a statement. In the report it …
PG&E Shuts Down Power In Parts Of 17 Northern California Counties : NPR
Pacific Gas & Electric employees work in the PG&E Emergency Operations Center in San Francisco. Authorities say power outages have started again in parts of Northern California. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Pacific Gas & Electric employees work in the PG&E Emergency Operations Center in San Francisco. Authorities say power outages have …
Power prevails as Springboks crush Japan’s World Cup dreams
Japan 3 South Africa 26 After all the shocks and surprises, typhoons and earthquakes, The Rugby World Cup has its heavyweight semi-finals. South Africa and Wales go to war in Yokohama next Sunday, 24 hours after the first clash between England and New Zealand on the global stage since 1999. The fairytale is over for …
Florida battered by Nestor’s high winds; tornado leaves thousands without power
Nearly 10,000 customers were left without power Friday night as a tornado reportedly touched down in central Florida and rain and high winds from Tropical Storm Nestor continued to batter the state. The tornado touched down in Kathleen and Polk County east of Tampa where there were reports of an overturned 18-wheeler on Interstate 4 and damage to Kathleen Middle …
NFL Power Rankings 2019: Week 7 Edition
Week 6 of the 2019 NFL regular season schedule is officially in the books. Now it’s time to see how all 32 teams stack up heading into Week 6. For reference purposes, here is a link back to last week’s NFL Power Rankings. BLG’S WEEK 7 NFL POWER RANKINGS 1 – New England Patriots (Last …
College Football Power Rankings: LSU takes over at No. 1, Alabama hangs close
We have a new No. 1. That’s just the beginning of the shakeup at the halfway point of the 2019 college football season. Seven weeks down, seven to go, and LSU has emerged as the clear No. 1 team in the nation. LSU has won at Texas. It broke open a close game late Saturday …
SoCal Edison power outage: Thousands affected as fires break out
A wind-driven fire has destroyed several homes Thursday afternoon and is threatening many more in a mobile home community in Riverside County. The Sandalwood fire began just before 2 p.m. in Calimesa and quickly engulfed a nearby home, which produced plumes of thick black smoke and firebrands that spread the fire to its neighbors. The …
Scattered small fires break out in Northern California despite PG&E power outage
As hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents faced their second day without electricity after Pacific Gas & Electric turned off the power to avoid fire danger, several brush fires ignited throughout the region. On Thursday afternoon, a fire on San Bruno Mountain in Brisbane south of San Francisco spread rapidly to about 11 acres …