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Paul Bedard The Washington Examiner 3/19/2015 Suspected for years of plotting to dismantle the U.S. electric grid, American officials have confirmed that Iranian military brass have endorsed a nuclear electromagnetic pulse explosion that would attack the country’s power system. American defense experts made the discovery while translating a secret Iranian military handbook, raising new concerns […] March 19th, 2015 | Tags: electric grid, Electro-Magnetic Pulse, Frank Gaffney, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Trent Franks, Sen. Bob Corker, Sen. Robert Menendez, solar flares | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Energy, Iran, nuclear weapons, State Department, terrorism | Comments are closed
Steve Goreham The Daily Caller 4/23/2014 Americans take electricity for granted. It powers our lights, our computers, our offices, and our industries. But misguided environmental policies are eroding the reliability of our power system. Last winter, bitterly cold weather placed massive stress on the US electrical system ― and the system almost broke. On January […] April 23rd, 2014 | Tags: "climate change", coal plants, electric grid, electricity prices, natural gas, Nicholas Akins, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Philip Moeller, Steve Goreham | Category: California, Congress, Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, terrorism | Comments are closed
Shane Harris Foreign Policy 12/27/2013 When U.S. officials warn about “attacks” on electric power facilities these days, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a computer hacker trying to shut the lights off in a city with malware. But a more traditional attack on a power station in California has U.S. officials […] December 28th, 2013 | Tags: electric grid, electricity, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Rep. Henry Waxman, security | Category: California, Energy | Comments are closed
Dina Spector Business Insider 12/3/2013 The push for green energy in the United States may be hindered by the limitations of our outdated power grids, which are unsuited for unpredictable energy sources like sunlight and wind, according to Los Angles Times’ Evan Halper. The current grid system is designed to “keep the supply of power […] December 5th, 2013 | Tags: blackouts, electric grid, green energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Category: Energy, Taxes | Comments are closed
Michaela Bendikova The Foundry The Heritage Foundation 12/28/2012 “A single nuclear weapon exploded a hundred miles above the United States could create electromagnetic pulse effects, thereby bringing our entire economy to a standstill,” writes Phyllis Schlafly, a lawyer and conservative political analyst, in her most recent op-ed. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), a high-intensity burst of […] December 30th, 2012 | Tags: Airborne Laser, ballistic missile defense system, Carrington Event, electric grid, electromagnetic pulse bomb, electronic media devices, Kinetic Energy Interceptor, Multiple Kill Vehicle, solar flares | Category: Barack Obama, Computers, Iran, Military, North Korea, Russia, TAKE ACTION!, technology, terrorism | Comments are closed
Walter Hickey Business Insider 8/1/2012 The Government Accountability Office just released a report backing up earlier findings: because a series of recommendations were ignored, the U.S. electric grid remains highly susceptible to cyberattacks. The grid is reliant on a number of IT systems that have known and likely unknown vulnerabilities. The result of a cyberattack […] August 1st, 2012 | Tags: cyberattacks, electric grid, GAO, infrastructure, security, smart grid systems | Category: Government regulations, technology, terrorism | Comments are closed
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