Senate Metcalf Letter Dated February 7, 2014, Regarding Physical Attack on Metcalf Substation Click for PDF copy of February 7, 2014 letter from Senate to FERC Click for PDF copy of February 11, 2014 letter from FERC to Senate Click for February 12, 2014 Statement of Acting Chairman Cheryl A. LaFleur The Honorable Cheryl LaFleur…
Category: Grid Protection
Electric Grid Vulnerability: America’s Dirty Little Secret – Frank Gaffney
Electric Grid Vulnerability: America’s Dirty Little Secret.Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney appeared on CNBC to discuss “primitive” threats to the power grid, as seen in an attack on CA transformer last year, as well as nuclear EMP and natural solar flare threats. CNBC Interview published on Feb 6, 2014.
VIDEO: Metcalf Sniper Attack – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal report on the Metcalf sniper attack. February 5, 2014. “A sniper attack in April that knocked out an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif., has raised fears that the country’s power grid is vulnerable to terrorism. WSJ’s Rebecca Smith has the details. Photo: Talia Herman for The Wall Street Journal” Wall Street…
VIDEO: Judge Jeanine Pirro on Vulnerability of America’s Grid
Judge Jeanine Pirro Warns of Vulnerability of America’s Power System. (Aired on Fox News Channel on January 26, 2014.) From the transcript of Judge Jeanine Pirro’s comments: Legislation intended to protect us has been blocked in Washington. The fight, of course, about money. Private companies that control 85 percent of the grid think the Department of…
VIDEO: Fox News EMP Threat To The United States
Fox News EMP Threat To The United States. Frank Gaffney and former CIA Director Jim Woolsey appeared on Fox News to discuss EMP, or electromagnetic pulse. Published on Jan 21, 2014 by the Center for Security Policy.
VIDEO: Ambassador Henry Cooper on the EMP Threat
Ambassador Henry Cooper on the EMP threat to the U.S. and the role of the National Guard. He spoke on January 18, 2014 at the South Carolina Tea Party convention. From High Frontier: I believe that private citizens must get involved, educate themselves and work with their local, state and federal authorities to counter this…
Apocalypse Unknown by Dr. Peter Vincent Pry – Book Review
Apocalypse Unknown by Dr. Peter Vincent Pry should be read by three specific groups of people: Every federal and state legislator; Everyone concerned about the vulnerability of the electric grid; Everyone else in America. Apocalypse Unknown is, quite simply, a book that could save the United States from catastrophe. It is the chronicle of a…
VIDEO: Electric Grid Protection Expert Panel
Electric Grid Protection Expert Panel: “Federal, State and Utility Plans for Grid Protection.” InfraGard National EMP SIG Sessions of the Dupont Summit, December 6, 2013. Published by the Center Security Policy. Speakers: Honorable Roscoe Bartlett, former US Congressman Dr. Chris Beck, Vice President, Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Electric Infrastructure Security Council Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Executive…
VIDEO: Strengthening Resilience and Security – Dr. Dane Egli
“Strengthening Security and Resilience in the 21st Century.” Dr. Dane Egli, National Security Advisor, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. InfraGard National EMP SIG Sessions of the Dupont Summit, December 6, 2013. Published by the Center for Security Policy. About InfraGard: InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector. It is…
VIDEO: Andrea Boland on Power Grid Protection from Manmade and Natural EMP
“Maine Legislation on Power Grid Protection from Manmade and Natural EMP.” Maine State Representative Andrea Boland. InfraGard National EMP SIG Sessions of the Dupont Summit, December 6, 2013. Published by the Center for Security Policy. (Time: 54:12) About InfraGard: InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector. It is an association…