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Massive Solar Flares Erupt as Maine's PUC Investigates Cost to Protect Electric Infrastructure

Susan Patten — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:24 +0000

Electro Magnetic Pulse, or EMP, has been identified as a possible threat to our electric infrastructure and one way an EMP can occur is as the result of a solar flare.

Currently NASA is monitoring massive solar flares that have erupted from the sun over the past few days. Luckily, the coronal mass ejections have not been directed toward earth but many scientists worry that if a powerful flare is directed toward earth it could have a major impact on the electric power system.

Got Power? Maine Senator Susan Collins on Boston Terror Attacks and Other Threats Against our Nation

Susan Patten — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:05:55 +0000

It’s hard to believe. Even after we unite as a nation once again to mourn the loss of innocent lives as a result of the Boston terror attacks, we still have a hard time comprehending some of the threats we face as a nation. Maine Senator Susan Collins, who serves on the Select Committee on [...]

Got Power? The Threat is Real and the Maine PUC is Directed to Investigate

Susan Patten — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:13:28 +0000

Over two-hundred Mainer's continue to come to terms with their very personal experience with terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon attack. The nation unites to mourn not only the loss of life, but once again, the loss of innocence and tranquility.

A loss of life and tranquility is precisely what a Maine legislator is trying to prevent in Maine in the face of the extreme threats to our electrical infrastructure.

Got Power? North Korea and Iran; Different Ideologies with a Mutual Goal (Complete Interview Audio)

Susan Patten — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:29:26 +0000

Reza Kahlili Part 1 Reza Kahlili Part 2 While tensions escalate with North Korea analysts and military experts agree there are many factors that make this threat potentially more unusual and serious than the fairly routine muscle flexing we’ve experienced with North Korea in the past. More troubling, is some suggest our intelligence and analysis [...]

Got Power? The Truth is Stranger than Fiction; Solar Storms and Terrorist Nations Do Exist

Susan Patten — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:24:09 +0000

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a Google Earth satellite image of a new Iranian nuclear site worth? Last week while President Obama was in Israel, the message to the World was, Iran is a year or so away from developing a nuclear weapon. Not everyone is as certain of the intelligence [...]

Got Power? The Blackout That Doesn't End – Can Maine Kick Start the Nation?

Susan Patten — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:37:56 +0000

We are a country dependent on technology and convenience, which requires electricity, and it could be shutdown in a matter of seconds. It wouldn’t be a temporary blackout either. Every precious electronic device we depend on would essentially be fried. All it would take is a solar flare or nuclear detonation at the right altitude. [...]

Got Power? The Blackout That Doesn't End; Science Fiction or Realistic Threat?

Susan Patten — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:12:57 +0000

As I write this, using my computer, my clothes dryer is running, my oven is baking a pie, my daughter’s listening to tunes on her iPod, and my furnace just kicked in for another round of home heating. It just so happens power company crews are working overtime to restore power to hundreds following a [...]