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2011-02-04 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 The waffling begins: Power blackouts in Texas have cut off power to compressors in West Texas that feed gas into New Mexico. With the low pressure and high demand for natural gas, the gas utility says it's impossible to supply everyone. Up to 32,000 customers across the state are doing without natural gas.

We asked New Mexico Gas Company why those compressors in Texas don't have emergency generators.

Ken Oostman, Vice President of Technical Services for New Mexico Gas company said Thursday, "I can't really comment on all of our upstream suppler situations."
Also left unasked is why a state that produces so much NG has to import it from outside the state.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-04 00:41|| 2011-02-04 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 El Paso Electric Company says it will resume rolling blackouts tonight, affecting far west Texas and SE NM.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-04 00:58|| 2011-02-04 00:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Using electric heat, I'm nice and warm here in Dallas -- thank heavens! I hate being cold.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2011-02-04 01:22|| 2011-02-04 01:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Since the rolling brownouts are 100% the fault of the EPA this must mean that the EPA is now a clear and present danger to the American People. I expect Obama will be ordering airstrikes any minute now.

Posted by AzCat 2011-02-04 09:56|| 2011-02-04 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 You're burning natural Gas? We must shut down this Greenhouse Gas pollution Immediately, destroy those pumps, arrest the operators, and purify the atmosphere immediately.
Moonbat announcement two million and one (But NOT THEIR homes, that little bit doesn't count)
(sarc)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2011-02-04 11:43|| 2011-02-04 11:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Sincethe rolling brownouts are 100% the fault of the EPA

How so, AzCat?

Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-04 14:12|| 2011-02-04 14:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Because we've stopped building power plants, especially domestically fueled nuclear and coal fired power plants.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-02-04 14:23|| 2011-02-04 14:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Ah. Thank you, Nimble Spemble.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-04 14:35|| 2011-02-04 14:35|| Front Page Top

#9 LOL @ the headline & snark

Posted by ryuge 2011-02-04 14:54|| 2011-02-04 14:54|| Front Page Top

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