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You got to explain to me how wrecking our electricity grid and living with threat of exploding electricity prices (so much so, that there has been many reports
by zosima 3y ago
You got to explain to me how wrecking our electricity grid and living with threat of exploding electricity prices (so much so, that there has been many reports of poor people not being able to afford heating in the winter) is making the world a better place.
- sebmellen 3y agoThe Texas grid that broke down was all natural gas [0]. Coal kills millions a year, not even through warming, but through pollution [1]. There is no equivalence. [0]: https://www.eenews.net/articles/investigation-texas-failed-to-crack-down-on-gas-after-grid-crisis/ https://www.eenews.net/articles/investigation-texas-failed-t... [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/09/fossil-fuels-pollution-deaths-research https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/09/fossil-f...
- bryanlarsen 3y agoWrecking the electricity grid? No, saving the electricity grid. Record high demand, normal summer prices. https://electrek.co/2023/07/26/thanks-to-wind-and-solar-texas-has-kept-the-power-on-and-the-costs-down/ https://electrek.co/2023/07/26/thanks-to-wind-and-solar-texa...