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Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico Catfished by Whitefish

Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 9:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating a controversial $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid, a no-bid award that has spotlighted the agency’s poor record of policing similar grants and drawn scrutiny from its watchdog. Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, a Montana-based company that had just two full-time employees prior to beginning its work… Read more.

‘Aftershock’ of Mexico Earthquake Is Another Earthquake

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 7:24 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

On September 8, Mexico suffered the most powerful earthquake in a century.  It registered 8.1, killed nearly 100 people, and destroyed over 45,000 homes. But the media were still so fixated on the trail of destruction Hurricane Harvey left in his wake that this quake got scant coverage. Then yesterday, just 11 days later, Mexico… Read more.