Thu, Feb 4, 2016
With the hacks into the Ukraine power grid, and the latest cyberattack on Israel’s Electric Authority, attention has returned anew to the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid, a problem that victims of Hurricane Sandy and the recent blizzard can attest to given wide scale power outages. Though black swan weaknesses exist, Washington is moving […]
Wed, Feb 3, 2016
What’s the best way to combat climate change? James Hansen — one of America’s leading atmospheric scientists, who, in the late 1980s, was the first to tell Congress about the danger of global warming — says it is nuclear power. Since it accounts for more than 60 percent of America’s carbon-free electricity and is available […]
Fri, Jan 29, 2016
I’m writing on behalf of our members taking issue with the editorial “Aluminum sliding” (Jan. 24). We’ve supported legislation to upgrade Missouri’s energy infrastructure and regulations in an effort to reduce the number of rate increases, secure our energy grid and protect consumers. These measures were met with fierce resistance, prolonging Missouri’s dependence on coal, […]
Mon, Dec 28, 2015
MOBERLY — Mike McKeown opens the back door of his Missouri farm house and is met with a chilly gust. “Stupid wind,” he mutters. Today, the winds that blow through his corn and soybean farm have become more than just an irritant. The homestead in northern Missouri, which his family has owned for nearly 70 […]
Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larger nightmare: Cyberattackers had opened a pathway into the networks running the United States’ power grid. Digital clues pointed to Iranian hackers. And Wallace found that they had already taken passwords, as […]
Fri, Dec 18, 2015
A proposed community solar farm in Independence, if approved by city officials, would be the largest in the Kansas City area. The Independence City Council will hear details during a Monday night study session. The three megawatt facility would generate renewable energy for Independence Power & Light, the city-owned utility. Proposed for a site on […]
