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Originally posted by James the Lesser
Why didn't the government say the black outs were a terrorist attack? It started in Canada, so no fault of the government. It hit a wide spread area that caused confusion and so forth. Well, why not?
The government could have used this to get more money. Think about it! "Terrorists have struck our power systems, give us more money to prevent this."
Shares of alternative energy companies posted some of the biggest gains on the Nasdaq Friday, after the largest blackout in North American history sparked interest in businesses aiming to remake electric grids.
The massive outage, and a vow by U.S. President Bush to modernize the system, boosted shares of nearly every sector related to power.