Thursday, July 15, 2010

What Did New York Governor George Pataki Blame for the 2003 Blackout?

And the answer is ...

d) Canada

Although the outage was discovered to have originated in Ohio due to tree-trimming negligence, New York Governor Pataki issued a statement saying he believed the blackout to have stemmed from Canada, parts of which were also affected by the blackout. Meanwhile, Europe looked on with amusement -- but much of Western Europe would go dark only six weeks later.

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