Advocates are explaining to lawmakers that while oil is expensive, scarce and imported, there's enough natural gas in the U.S. supply to last more than 100 years.
Stuart GraBois, who worked on the case as an assistant U.S. attorney and is now an adviser to the family, said Tuesday he believes thereisenough evidence to convict Mr. Ramos.
But predicting how much harm a storm will cause is complicated, economists and meteorologists say, because hurricane strikes to the U.S. are rare enough that there are few apt historical comparisons.