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LIPA Gets Poor Review In Siena College Poll Post Sandy

Publication: The East Hampton Press
By Rohma Abbas   Dec 4, 2012 2:49 PM
Dec 19, 2012 10:37 AM
A majority of Long Islanders responding to a recent public opinion poll ranked the Long Island Power Authority’s performance in the days following Hurricane Sandy as “poor,” according to results released by an upstate New York research group on Monday.

The Siena Research Institute, based in Loudonville, surveyed 822 New Yorkers to gauge their opinions on a host of Hurricane Sandy-related issues. Questions ranged from asking respondents to rate the performance of power companies like LIPA and Con Edison in the days and weeks following the storm, and also in ranking the post-storm responses of President Barack Obama, Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Two-thirds of those surveyed said they believe recent severe storms provide evidence of climate change. Also, half of those interviewed said they donated to... more

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