nevertheless, won't be long until those folks petition Abbott and Patrick to have them all removed and banned, shouting "I'd rather be broke than woke!"
For more on the Texas clean-energy miracle -- and ongoing efforts by Texas legislators to destroy it -- listen to my latest pod with @douglewin.bsky.social!
Thanks for this -- it was fascinating to hear about the energy innovations in Texas (esp. renewables meeting Texas industry's need for electricity). The TX Senate bills, on the other hand = 🤡+📉
One of the takeaways for me was "restructuring" instead of "reform". I'd like to see journalists take this up, e.g., "GOP's tax restructuring plan" instead of "tax reform plan". Reform implies improvement, restructuring only change.
There’s potential for this type of Green economic development all up and down the economically distressed Great Plains. Unfortunately our president hates wind and solar.
Australia has the same problem. But unlike Texas, landowners can’t control coal or gas but fully control wind and solar development on their land. But, as their world view sees renewables as of the “left” they oppose, and fossil fuels as of “right” they support, they act against their own interests.
Do they know? Because CF47 says “the wind is bullshit,” and “windmills are garbage.” He’s halting all offshore efforts because, “it’s killing the whales.” As if he gives a flying f()ck about whales.
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nevertheless, won't be long until those folks petition Abbott and Patrick to have them all removed and banned, shouting "I'd rather be broke than woke!"
Unfortunately all that (most) people care about is their wallet, but now that’s working for us, toward electrification 👍
https://centerforlocalpolicy.org/how-benton-county-created-a-lasting-economic-impact-with-wind-energy/#:~:text=%2460%20million%20in%20property%20tax,additional%20%243%20million%20through%202018.
https://www.nrdcactionfund.org/critically-endangered-whales-fall-victim-to-trumps-interference-in-science/