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Chapter 7 of the book "The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial and Terrorist Disasters" by Charles Perrow is presented. It explores how electric utilities has reduced their vulnerabilities to natural and terrorist disasters in the U.S. and Canada. It states that self-regulation among electric utilities encourages cheating on safety and reliability. It examines the effects of deregulation on the electric power grid.

Chapter 6 of the book "The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial and Terrorist Disasters" by Charles Perrow is presented. It explores how the chemical industry has reduced its vulnerabilities to disasters in the U.S. It states that the industry has not done much to reduce terrorism threats and its targets are the easiest to attack. It mentions that the industry's track record of self-regulation is not good, with chemical companies evading federal inspection.