NEW YORK, April 30- Six months after Hurricane Sandy ripped into the U.S. East Coast and triggered one of the worst energy crises in decades, there is scattered evidence companies and state agencies have moved to strengthen complex fuel supply networks against future storms.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 7- A slow moving winter storm lumbered across New England and the mid-Atlantic states on Thursday, plopping heavy, wet snow and blowing strong winds blamed for coastal flooding and flight cancellations.
CHICAGO, March 5- Snow and sleet mixed with snow were moving into northern Illinois early on Tuesday, and the snowstorm will bring more valuable moisture to dry areas of the U.S. Midwest, including Minnesota, eastern Iowa, northern Illinois into Indiana and Ohio, an agricultural meteorologist said.
products are lower because they went up last week on fears the blizzard would harm refineries or infrastructure, but the storm just caused demand destruction, "said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago. Brent lost 77 cents to settle at $118.13 a barrel, after slipping to $117.54 in early trade.
NBC's Jay Gray reports from Boston on the winter storm Neon, saying forecasters expect Boston to be the hardest hit area; and there are 20 days until the sequester could take effect, with Scott Rasmussen, Rasmussen Reports; Kevin Williamson, National Review; and Larry Elder, author of "Dear Father, Dear Son."
*Two feet of snow to blanket most of Boston area. BOSTON/ NEW YORK, Feb 8- A blizzard slammed into the northeastern United States on Friday, snarling traffic, disrupting thousands of flights and prompting five governors to declare states of emergency in the face of a fearsome snowstorm.