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.

New York Trivia Tuesday

The Northeast Blackout of 2003 still lingers in the minds of many New Yorkers, as well as people from as far away as Michigan -- the Blackout was the most widespread of any blackout to hit the United States. New York was the biggest city to be affected, with power out in some neighborhoods for over 36 hours. But although the outage started in Ohio because of trees crowding the power lines, New York Governor George Pataki blamed this instead:

a) the President
b) global warming
c) heavy rain
d) Canada