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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Does Their Part To Help Those Affected By Superstorm Sandy

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Does Their Part To Help Those Affected By Superstorm Sandy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd
PULLMAN, Wash. - Thousands have watched the video of the substation explosion that rocked Manhattan's East Village Monday night. Across the country in Pullman, Washington employees at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories watched on their televisions and knew they had to help.  

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Does Their Part To Help Those Affected By Superstorm Sandy

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Does Their Part To Help Those Affected By Superstorm Sandy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 2nd
PULLMAN, Wash. - Thousands have watched the video of the substation explosion that rocked Manhattan's East Village Monday night. Across the country in Pullman, Washington employees at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories watched on their televisions and knew they had to help.  

Gas stations scramble in Sandy's aftermath

Gas stations scramble in Sandy's aftermath
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) - There's plenty of gasoline in the Northeast - just not at gas stations. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers lined up Thursday for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied. The power outages and flooding caused by

Gas stations scramble in Sandy's aftermath

Gas stations scramble in Sandy's aftermath
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) - There's plenty of gasoline in the Northeast - just not at gas stations. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers lined up Thursday for hours at gas stations that were struggling to stay supplied. The power outages and flooding caused by

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Election officials were ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day

Storm-wracked states prepare for Election Day
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Election officials were ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday's presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm

Exasperation builds on Day 3 in storm-stricken NYC

Exasperation builds on Day 3 in storm-stricken NYC
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By LEANNE ITALIE and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Frustration - and in some cases fear - mounted in New York City on Thursday, three days after Superstorm Sandy. Traffic backed up for miles at bridges, large crowds waited impatiently for buses into Manhattan, and tempers flared

US military flying power equipment to storm area

US military flying power equipment to storm area
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a rare airlift, the Defense Department is flying 17 aircraft from California to New York loaded with power generation equipment and crews to help restore electricity to the millions of homes and businesses devastated by Superstorm Sandy.

$100M pledged to US-Israeli electric car venture

$100M pledged to US-Israeli electric car venture
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S.-Israeli electric car venture Better Place says investors have pledged it $100 million in additional financing. Top shareholder The Israel Corp. says it will pump in $67 million in this round, on top of previous investments of some $250 million. Better Place Spokeswoman Julie

Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service

Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st
By ADAM GELLER and MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Subways started running again in much of New York City on Thursday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy, but traffic at bridges backed up for miles, long lines formed at gas stations, and big crowds waited impatiently for buses