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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by irjustin on Thursday April 08, 2021 @04:10AM (#26736279)
Yes, the loud politicians have always been painting this as a Green/Wind vs Fossil problem as soon as the storm hit and that the solution is Fossil.

It's frustrating because unlike other debates - the underlying truth is quite clear. Cold temperatures affected both Natural Gas & Wind bringing both power types[0].

Winterizing both can be beneficial. Wind can operating in those temperatures just fine[1]. It wouldn't be cheap, but winterizing gas lines isn't either.

It's being turned into a left vs right issue by those who choose to ignore facts and outright lie to push their own agendas. It actually saddens and frustrates me because a non-partisan issue is being turned into one.

Our country has become hyper partisan and this one doesn't need to be.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JM

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcarpenter/2021/02/16/why-w...

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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by willis936 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:33AM (#26737520)
The right are not interested in regulation. Treating power as a utility is the government overreaching on the free market.

It was a left vs right issue before the power went out. The right are just in a weak political position because they are responsible for a disaster and want to control the narrative.

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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by adamcstephens on Thursday April 08, 2021 @08:05AM (#26737703)
The Republicans control most of the statehouses, while the Democrats barely hold together a weak majority in Congress. I’m not sure I’d go so far as to say the right has a weak political position.
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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by willis936 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @08:18AM (#26737789)
Semantics. My point is that it costs political capital to be responsible for an easily avoidable disaster.
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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by adamcstephens on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:45PM (#26744184)
They’re not semantics, my comment is about power and who is willing to wield it.

Republicans will still vote for Republicans even when avoidable disasters happen. There are two choices, and they’re not going to give a shit that Democrats were slightly less bad on the subject.

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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by willis936 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:16PM (#26744947)
So you’re saying it does not cost political capital to be responsible for policies that caused a disaster? Where’s the good faith in this discussion or the people who suffered the disaster?
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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by adamcstephens on Thursday April 08, 2021 @09:56PM (#26745951)
It doesn’t truly cost, no. What was the cost to the Iraq war, or the deregulation of Wall Street in the 90s? The public has a short memory, and few choices.

I don’t have to agree with this in order to recognize it.

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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by arethuza on Thursday April 08, 2021 @05:59AM (#26736946)
That Practical Engineering video (the first link) is excellent - in fact I would recommend the entire channel.
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Re:Texas Senate passes bill aiming to counter federal subsid... by doggodaddo78 on Thursday April 08, 2021 @08:30AM (#26737896)
Oil and ff interests bought them some politicians laying down FUD at press-conferences and policies just how industry wants them.
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