Oil and gas interests left to self-regulate in aftermath of winter storm
ERIN DOUGLAS, The Texas Tribune
March 5, 2021
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After being battered by withering criticism of its management of the power grid during last month’s winter storm, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas saw several of its board members resign and fired its CEO. The chair of the Public Utility Commission, which oversees the grid operator, was forced to resign.
The political fallout from the long-lasting Texas power outages have hit both entities hard after Gov. Greg Abbott blamed ERCOT’s leadership for the near-collapse of the electric grid and made its reform a legislative priority, and state lawmakers hammered the PUC for what they called a failure of oversight.
Canada media group tries to block sale of âpirateâ set-top boxes
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Canadian media company Allarco Entertainment has requested an injunction preventing retailers including Best Buy and Staples from selling “pirate’ set-top boxes in their stores.
The owner of TV network Super Channel sought an immediate injunction at the Court of Queen s Bench of Alberta, claiming that the retailers were facilitating copyright infringement.
This is the latest development in an ongoing dispute dating back to 2019 when Allarco filed two lawsuits against Staples Canada, Best Buy Canada, London Drugs, Canada Computers, related companies and up to 50,000 unidentified customers.
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TEXAS POWER GRID HEARINGS: Natural gas suppliers, power plants blame each other
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Lawmakers listen as Bill Magness, President and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), testifies as the Committees on State Affairs and Energy Resources holds a joint public hearing to consider the factors that led to statewide electrical blackouts, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Austin, Texas. The hearings were the first in Texas since a blackout that was one of the worst in U.S. history, leaving more than 4 million customers without power and heat in subfreezing temperatures. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Eric Gay, STF / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
New guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine welcome surprise in Westport
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A tray of syringes filled with doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination clinic set up in the gymnasium of the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities, in Fairfield in Jan.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
WESTPORT Ellen Johnston was surprised on Monday when she learned she would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 1.
“I didn’t think it was probably going to be until May,” said Johnston, the head coach and director of competitive swimming for the Westport Weston Family YMCA.
She said she doesn’t expect the vaccine to change her behavior or plans at all. She will still follow all of the state’s COVID guidelines, and coaching doesn’t give her much time for plans outside of the pool.