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Texas: A state of denial | climate change is gonna mess with Texas (www.theclimatebrink.com)
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ERCOT isn’t in the business of debasing itself to get votes or other political theater. They are tasked with the vital job of keeping Texas’ power grid running. So, when they make statements about climate change that echo the same dismissive attitude, it should grab your attention.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Texas is a Republican-led state of haves and have nots. Soon the haves will put in solar panels and backup batteries, and the have nots will be paying through the nose for unreliable electricity.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be brutally honest: at this point, I just treat it as disaster porn. It’s a function of their politics, and while I realize the State Legislature has gamed the system to hell and back, at the end of the day, people are voting for Republicans in droves throughout Texas. Enjoy what you voted for, I guess. Hope the brain drain, demographic, and economic collapse don’t hit you on your way out, but they probably will.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Understandable but the point is that far right and fascist parties thrive the worse the problems become. They just blame all problems on minorities and sow hatred. As a result, all the pain and frustration from the problems get channeled into their agenda and they get more votes=more power=more money. That happens world wide.

[–] gravitas_deficiency 3 points 10 months ago

That whole line of rhetoric is less effective when your state is the only one having catastrophic power issues, and all the other surrounding states are more or less fine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Texas' power grid hasn't even begun showing how badly it can fail in the face of extreme weather and increased power demand.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

As a Texan, we have seen what our leaders do when the grid dies at a very bad time.

They flee.

Looking at you Rafael. Should be used to the cold, coming from Canada and all.

[–] spacecowboy 7 points 10 months ago

Reminder that Texas sucks. Republicans suck too. They’re a pox on humanity.