Twice during the heat dome that drove temperatures into the mid 90s in late June, the state Independent System Operator issued an energy warning. During the hottest days of the hot spell the ISO was noticing a decline in operating reserves. On June 29, the grid operated normally but ...
It was drilled into me at an early age that part of being an American was the belief in the separation of Church and State. Of course, the foundation of that belief goes back to the earliest history of the country when immigrants came here from Europe to escape religious persecution. That ...
Ohfergawdsakes. First, PJ Wendel and now Kathy Hochul want to build a ‘mini’ nuclear power plant in Dunkirk or someplace else in New York. I have three questions concerning the wisdom of jumping on the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) bandwagon: 1. Where are there SMRs installed and operating ...
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.” Psalm 33:12 One of my favorite patriotic songs is “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” Years ago, when I was in grade school, we had a program of all patriotic songs ranging through the ...
Amid the bustle and energy of a buzzing Fourth of July celebration in Dunkirk that draws thousands to the city and its waterfront is a reluctant sense of relief by some. For the time being, a $13.6 million loan with a 7.5% interest rate from the state of New York approved last week will allow ...
On this Independence Day, America’s politicians on both sides of the political aisle ought to be thinking more about this country as a whole - what is best for this wonderful free land - than mostly about their party, their party’s agenda or the friction they might harbor and encourage ...