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Article: Preventing copper and coal thefts with video.(SPOTLIGHT ON UTILITIES/ENERGY)
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- August 1, 2009
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As George Washington once stated, "there is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy." Public utilities such as copper mines, coal mines, and power plants have to be prepared, as much as any other corporate or government entity, especially after Homeland Security experts flagged such facilities as highly vulnerable to catastrophic terrorist attacks. More commonplace, however, seems to be theft from such facilities.
Such is the case at Gulf Power, which serves more than 400,000 customers in 10 counties throughout Northwest Florida, from Pensacola to Panama City. Criminals were stealing copper wires and components from remote, ...
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