Felled branches lay on Brattle Street in Worcester yesterday after the ice storm. Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts. (JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF)
Oh, sorry, I mean, CARBON TAX, er, ummm, "climate change," yeah, that's the ticket!!!!
"Ice storm paralyzes parts of New England; Close to a million without power" by David Abel and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff | December 13, 2008
Nearly a million homes and businesses in New England are facing a weekend without electricity after a rare combination of low pressure, moist air, and cold, powerful winds produced a punishing ice storm that swept through the region yesterday, felling countless power lines and trees and closing hundreds of roads.
The storm, which has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage across the region, led Governor Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency, allowing him to mobilize 500 members of the National Guard to help clear roads and provide support. Patrick, who estimated the cost to the state at about $7 million, said he would seek a presidential disaster declaration to make federal money available for recovery efforts.
"I don't think anyone is expecting the power will be back in large numbers for a few days," Patrick said in a telephone interview last night. "I think it could be longer than Monday for certain parts of the Commonwealth. We'll know more after a lot of the debris is cleared in the next few days."
Hey, it is FREEZING COLD!!!!
No deaths or serious injuries were reported, but the storm left utility companies grappling with unprecedented power outages...
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With work crews in the region overburdened, New Hampshire and Maine sought help from Canada. "It's just a massive task, and there isn't a lot of mutual aid available," said Lynette Miller, a spokeswoman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency.
.... Across the region, the storm destroyed roofs, shuttered businesses, and made most aspects of life more difficult. Trains were delayed or canceled. Crowds of customers at hardware stores jostled to buy generators. Blood collection was hampered.
"There's tons and tons of debris out there, which is impacting the utilities' ability to restore power," said Peter Judge, a spokesman for MEMA. "It's as bad as we've seen at least over the last 10 years."
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There may have been at least one victim attributable to the storm. Authorities in Marlborough suspended their search last night for Kevin Connolly, 50, a Department of Public Works employee whose city-issued truck was found abandoned by a creek behind the department's parking lot. He was last seen at about 4 a.m. yesterday after he reported to work and was dispatched to help sand roads and clear tree limbs.
"There has been an enormous amount of people" looking for him, said Marlborough police Lieutenant Tom Boland. Connolly has a medical condition that may cause blackouts or loss of memory, Boland said, so authorities are hoping he will be found.
"Let's hope that maybe he drives to his house or somebody finds him and he's safe and sound," he added. Members of the State Police Search and Rescue Team, dive team, and the air wing and canine units plan to search an area of 150 acres today, beginning at 8 a.m., said David Procopio, a State Police spokesman.
How horrifying!
Hardest hit in Massachusetts was northern Worcester County, where more than 100,000 homes remained without electricity yesterday afternoon. Worcester had the additional problem of controlling all the downed limbs, many of which are infested with Asian long-horned beetles. Neighborhoods in the northern and western parts of Worcester were most affected, and three high schools were opened as emergency shelters. An estimated 25,000 people there were without power last night....
Authorities across the state also eyed cresting rivers....
Great, now we are going to have flooding, too?!!
The good news is that the weather is improving. With the storm now hovering somewhere over the Atlantic, the sun will shine throughout the metropolitan area over the weekend, said Alan Dunham, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton.
The temperature today should reach a high of 29 degrees, but fall to 19 tonight. Tomorrow, there will be a few more clouds, but the temperature should rise into the 40s.
--more--"Yup, it's GETTING WARMER says the Globe!
Pffffffffffttttt!!!!!
"Ice leaves residents 'prisoners'; Leominster and Fitchburg are hit hard" by Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff | December 13, 2008
FITCHBURG - Broken tree limbs and downed power lines wreaked havoc here, virtually paralyzing this town and much of the region.
"I've never seen anything like this," said a clerk at a Tedeschi's Food Mart, punching a handheld calculator to ring up receipts because the store had no electricity. Customers, walking through dark aisles, stocked up on snacks and drinks....
About 80 percent of the town, primarily outside downtown, was without electricity, Mayor Lisa Wong said, and two shelters capable of handling 1,000 people had been set up.
She spoke during an afternoon press conference that included Governor Deval Patrick. Speaking about the eerie beauty left behind by the storm, which encased virtually everything in ice, Patrick said the scene yesterday was "deceptive in a way, because we were riding in the midafternoon and the skies were almost entirely clear and the trees were covered with ice. If they were not so treacherous, they'd be almost pretty."
These guys really are removed from reality, aren't they?
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Ed Souza, 65, standing in a screen-enclosed side patio room: "I've lived here for 40 years, and it has never been this bad."
Global warming, yup!
His wife, Eileen, said that when power to their house was knocked out at about 11 p.m. Thursday night they had moved from their bedroom to another room that had a gas fireplace. They tried to sleep, but were constantly awakened by the sound of crashing tree limbs....
Can you imagine, readers?
Nevertheless, the AGENDA is STILL PUSHED!!!
"UN talks set nations on path to global climate treaty" by Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times | December 13, 2008
POZNAN, Poland - The United Nations climate talks concluded here early today, having seemingly achieved their modest goals and then some: setting the world on the track to a new global climate treaty with a renewed sense of purpose and momentum....
Senator John F. Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, who will chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and who has been here for the past two days meeting with officials from various countries, including China and Australia, said:
"[The new administration and the Congress] are all on the same page. The US has to act, we must lead and we need to have mandatory emissions targets."
You get tired of it, you really do!
"Gore said the single most important policy change would be placing a carbon tax on burning oil and coal."
Wake up and SMELL IT, Amurka, while you are shivering in your homes!!
Related: An Offensive Smelling Boston Globe
Southern California to Become South Pole
The Other Global Warming Conference
The agenda is going to be RAMMED DOWN YOUR THROAT, folks, whether you like it or not!
Also see Climate Change Causes Power Blackouts and related links within.
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You know, until the war-promoting, agenda-pushing papers and the enviro-cultists start PROTESTING the WAR MACHINE and NASCAR, well, I don't want to hear the.... what's that? Whatcha say?
"NASCAR coverage was also expanded on the cable channel New England Sports Network, which is owned by New England Sports Ventures, the parent company of the Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group. The New York Times Co., which owns The Boston Globe, holds a 17 percent stake in New England Sports Ventures."
Yeah, TELL ME AGAIN about GLOBAL WARMING and the ENVIRONMENT, Globe!! What a CAST of F****** HYPOCRITES!!!!!!!
