Hattiesburg, Miss., public activist Michael Foley writes that the inflated price of gas cost Mississippians more than $5 per gallon. Every time politicians, like U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, attempt to “capitalize on the economic pain we’re feeling now is a betrayal of our self interests,” he posits.
In August, the IPCC released its most recent and updated report on what we know about climate change, and it read like a marriage counselor giving a final word of advice to the partner causing all of the relationship turmoil.
Less than halfway month into North America’s official summer, heat waves are blistering much of the country. Heat waves anywhere in the country are dangerous. Hot desert climates are stressful due to extreme temperatures, while humid subtropical climates are stressful because the body has trouble removing heat when sweat doesn’t evaporate readily. As recent events have shown, hot is hot. Here’s how to be careful.
The central U.S. has freezes, heat waves, windstorms, droughts and floods. All of these events stress the electric grid, pipeline networks, roads, rail and waterways. Right now in my state of Texas, ERCOT, a nonprofit corporation that manages the power grid for most of the state, is imposing rolling blackouts because demand for electric heating is very high. So is the Southwest Power Pool, which serves customers in 14 states from North Dakota to Oklahoma.
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