Like Gregg Abbott and the legislature of Texas did?Evidently by raising a million dollars for the frozen citizens of Texass versus zero dollars raised by Ted I think she deserves a round of applause while we boo at the Canuke Cruz.She cares more about polar bears and ice than she does humans fuck off hippies
Environmentalists can go neck themselves
If you made her dictator she'd give Texans rolling black outs to save the fucking polar bears
He did a great job creating sound bites blaming Renewables. They will raise the price, and come up with what will be described as an ineffective solution the next time this happens. It's Texas. We elected Ted. Buy a generator.
It's not some talking point
That's what they want
If you prioritize the polar bears over cheap energy you're attacking the poor, period
it's like raising the price of bread. Except bread logistic lines aren't extremely complicated. Other than nuclear renewable energy will be like this. To prevent it you would need enough battery storage to last weeks, which will never happen. It would drive the cost of energy up to obscene levels. Which is why Texas had no energy storage for even their 10% fo the grid that was renewable.
Green energy requires storage so even if you're producing energy, you have to be able to store it. A huge advantage to fossil fuels is you can just flick on production whenever you want and don't have to store the energy. You store the fuel.
Abbott had to recant what was implied on Hannity, of course......
GREG ABBOTT: Every source of power that the state of Texas has has been compromised.
OMAR VILLAFRANCA: Texas Governor Greg Abbott is leaving no one out when it comes to the state's energy failures.
GREG ABBOTT: Whether it be renewable power, such as wind or solar, but also as I mentioned today, access to coal generated power, access to gas generated power, also have been compromised.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott passes blame for statewide power outages
As millions of Texas residents suffer in the miserable conditions, questions remain about who is responsible for leaving the state so vulnerable. Omar Villafranca offers a reality check on why this is happening.news.yahoo.com
OMAR VILLAFRANCA: For context, in 2020, wind and solar energy were responsible for roughly 25% of the state's electricity generation throughout the year. That, compared to natural gas, coal, and nuclear power, which combined for roughly 69%.
ED HIRS: The natural gas generators are the ones that we were all counting on to provide the electricity. Some coal plants were supposed to fire up also, and they didn't answer the bell either.
OMAR VILLAFRANCA: Even if wind was a major source, the reason behind that failure is much of the equipment has not been winterized, which can include using heaters and insulated pipes. That's something places like Minnesota do, and their wind turbines don't shut down in the cold.
After a 2011 winter storm in Texas crippled power, a report recommended winterizing power sources. According to Hirs, the recommendations were not followed.
ED HIRS: The warnings have been there for years, and Governor Abbott has done nothing. Before that, Governor Perry did nothing. This was a train wreck on the way to happening 10 years ago.
I know this is complicated for you
But Abbott being incompetent and not forcing winterization of the grid is not a point in your favor
AOC is still a vapid **** whether or not Abbott is competent is irrelevant.
I am not making the point there should be no regulation. We get very cheap power in illinois [sic]
with much more stringent regulation than texas [sic]
Why the fuck would you quote hannity [sic] at me? I told you i'm an independent. Dunking on him means nothing to me. He and every major texas [sic] politician but Rick Perry of all people should be hung for not winterizing their grid because it's not profitable.
Should hang AOC for caring more about polar bears than americans [sic]
Sooooooooooooooooo Texans are not "americans [sic]" ?
You think her raising a million to solve a problem she'd force on them is a sign she cares about them?
lol
That's like me trying to hit you with my car, some one else hitting you because you dodged, then me leaving money for you because i'm a good guy hahahaha
She woudl increase energy prices and reduce the reliability of our power grid if she could. She is part of the problem just like the enron guys were/are part of the problem
The only sane position is power should be a heavily regulated utility that strives to get americans power cheaply and safely.
AOC is not behidn that goal. She again cares about the polar bears more than AMericans