Oil well firefighter Red Adair dies at 89
Houston native Red Adair world renowned for capping exploding wells dies at 89. Founder of Red Adair Co. Inc. in 1959 he battled more than 2000 oil well fires including Kuwait wells in 1991 and the Piper Alpha disaster. He was nicknamed Hellfighter for fearless performance.
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Paul N
Red” Adair
Adair
Robyn Adair
Associated Press
Red Adair Co. Inc
Kuwait
Gulf Pollution Task Force
George H.W. Bush
North Sea
Hellfighter
Peter Dejong
Red Adair Company
Greater Burgan
Paul
New Yorkers Struggle With 9 11 Memories
New York City mourns three years after September 11 as residents recall Ground Zero, the toll of loss, and the forming of a close knit survivor community. Families such as Ielpi and Fontana share grief and resilience amid renewed fears and orange alerts. Support networks and counseling groups have grown to help survivors cope.
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New York
Ground Zero
World Trade Center
Lee Telpi
Ielpi
Marian Fontana
Fontana
Sur
Vivors
Nicky Stern
Frustration over voluntary electric reliability rules grows
One year after the big blackout, industry officials and watchdogs push for mandatory standards as memos fade and reliance on peer pressure wanes. Experts warn voluntary rules may not endure without penalties while grid resilience requires stricter enforcement and clear penalties.
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Ohio
Canada
Hoff Stauffer
Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Cambridge
Mass
Michael Kormos
Interconnection
Norristown
United States
North American Electric Reliability Council
NERC
Reliability Council
Elizabeth Moler
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Exelon Corp
Alaskan Wildlife Refuge
House
Senate
Linda Stuntz
Bush
National Commission On Energy Policy
FERC
Pat Wood
Wood
Florida Power & Light
We Energies of
Wisconsin
America
Janine L. Migden-Ostrander
Ohio Consumers’ Counsel
Nevada governor may rethink opposition to Superfund cleanup
Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn considers a possible Superfund listing for the Anaconda mine near Yerington amid pressure from Senator Harry Reid and EPA. State regulators cite progress and ARCO cooperation while federal experts urge federal intervention due to high soil radioactivity. ARCO environmental head Dan Ferriter defends ongoing, stringent oversight and extensive cleanup efforts above state requirements.
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Reno
Nev
Environmental Protection Agency
Kenny Guinn
Guinn
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Anaconda
Yerington
Atlantic Richfield Co
Bob Abbey
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Greg Bortolin
Associated Press
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
ARCO
Reid
Dan Ferriter
Ferriter
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