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100			_aScherer, Ron,
245		0	_aWhy Energy Lines Are Outdated. _cRon Scherer.
260			_bChristian Science Monitor, _c2003.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004. _nArticle 80, _pEnvironment, _x1522-3205;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
500			_aOriginally Published: Why Energy Lines Are Outdated, Aug. 29, 2003; pp. n.p..
520			_a"The nation's last new oil refinery was built in Garyville, La., in 1976. The demand for natural gas is growing 2-1/2 times as fast as the nation's ability to supply it. The electric industry estimates every American will have to pay $100 a year for the next 10 years to get the power system up to the digital age." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article notes that "blackouts, gasoline spikes, and concerns about heating the nation this winter [2003] are revealing deep-seated flaws in the nation's energy infrastructure--a system that has become so fragile that power lines sagging on a tree in Ohio can be part of a chain of events helping send millions of people back to the 19th century."
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aElectric industries
650			_aElectric lines
650			_aElectric power transmission
650			_aEnergy industries _xFinance
650			_aGas pipelines
650			_aGasoline
650			_aInfrastructure (Economics)
650			_aNatural gas
650			_aPetroleum refineries
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004, _pEnvironment. _x1522-3205;
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