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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 frust
by irjustin 6y ago
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08mwXICY4JM
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcarpenter/2021/02/16/why-wind-turbines-in-cold-climates-dont-freeze-de-icing-and-carbon-fiber/?sh=77471d871f59 https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcarpenter/2021/02/16/why-w...
- arethuza 6y agoThat Practical Engineering video (the first link) is excellent - in fact I would recommend the entire channel.
- willis936 6y agoThe 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.
- adamcstephens 6y agoThe 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.
- willis936 6y agoSemantics. My point is that it costs political capital to be responsible for an easily avoidable disaster.
- adamcstephens 6y agoThey’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.
- willis936 6y agoSo 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?
- adamcstephens 6y agoIt 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.
- doggodaddo78 6y agoOil and ff interests bought them some politicians laying down FUD at press-conferences and policies just how industry wants them.