Power Line
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| Date launched | 2002 |
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| Type of site | Blog |
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About Power Line
Power Line is an American conservative political blog, founded in May 2002. Its posts were originally written by three lawyers who attended Dartmouth College together, namely John H. Hinderaker, Scott W. Johnson, and Paul Mirengoff.
Trapped by Maui fire, their escape routes were blocked. Why?
... They say they did this for two reasons: to stop people driving into the path of the fire, and to prevent people from driving near downed Power Lines...
Hurricane Ian: Death toll rising as storm strengthens
... He warned homeowners to watch out for Power Lines mixed in trees and said no one should be tinkering with generator sand chainsaws, or climbing ladders without proper training...
Zaporizhzhia: UN nuclear agency calls for Ukraine plant safety zone
... Ukrainian officials said on Monday that the last working reactor was disconnected from the grid after the last main Power Line went down...
Ukraine says giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant can't supply Russia
... " The Russians can build a Power Line theoretically, but it will take a long time, like their Crimean bridge - several years, " he said, referring to the bridge connecting Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, to Russian territory...
UK gets first new-style pylons in a century
... But birds are not electrocuted, because they are not touching the ground, so the electricity stays in the Power Line...
Storm Dudley: Falling power line kills 13 dogs in North Yorkshire
...Thirteen dogs have died after being electrocuted when a Power Line fell on to their kennel during Storm Dudley...
Storm Arwen: Guests spend second night at Britain's highest pub
... They have been unable to leave because of a fallen Power Line and snow blocking the main routes out...
How to plug the UK into desert sunshine
... These Power Lines are not just important for countries seeking to link their grids together - offshore wind farms, which are ever more popular, require under-sea cables, as well...
Storm Arwen: Guests spend second night at Britain's highest pub
Dozens of customers at Britain's highest pub have spent a second night trapped by heavy snowfall brought by Storm Arwen.
Guests became stranded at the Tan Hill Inn, in the Yorkshire Dales , on Friday Night after going to watch an Oasis tribute band.
They have been unable to leave because of a fallen Power Line and snow blocking the main routes out.
Manager Nicola Townsend said everyone had remained in good spirits.
Guests at The Inn , which is 1,732ft (528m) above Sea Level , woke up to about 3ft (0. 9m) of snow on Saturday.
Ms Towsend said 61 people had spent a second night there, with many, including members of The Band , having to Set Up camp in the pub's lounge.
She Said staff had put on activities to keep people entertained, including a quiz and board games, and people had enjoyed a " chilled night".
She added: " I tried to do a best dressed snowman competition yesterday, but it was so cold and The Wind was so severe we didn't achieve that. "
One of The Guests , Martin Overton, said the atmosphere was " very good" with " plenty of beer available".
His wife, Stephanie, added: " I'm quite chilled about being stranded, it's quite exciting but we're missing our son who is with his nana. I Am wondering how long we will be here for though. "
Elsewhere in North Yorkshire , the after-effects of the severe weather has continued to cause disruption.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they had been called to fallen power cables, in places including Hunmanby, Kilburn and High Birstwith.
There have been dozens of power cuts leaving hundreds of residents without power and most trains between York and Scotland have been cancelled as The The East Coast Mainline is closed between Newcastle and Edinburgh .
for snow and ice remain in place as well as several flood warnings on The County 's coast.
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