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Millions in Texas without power as deadly storm brings snow, freezing weather
NBC News / Comcast ^ | February 16, 2021 | By Tim Stelloh, Adela Suliman, Kurt Chirbas and Colin Sheeley

Posted on 02/16/2021 5:40:01 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

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1 posted on 02/16/2021 5:40:01 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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NBC fails to mention the “green” wind turbines, now frozen, contributing to the problem.


2 posted on 02/16/2021 5:44:33 AM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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3 posted on 02/16/2021 5:45:24 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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24 hours now without power here in DFW. Parts of Ft. Worth are under a boil-water advisory because of a treatment plant power outage. LOL! Boil... with WHAT?!


4 posted on 02/16/2021 5:45:43 AM PST by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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The deaths are meaningless since they didn’t occur during the “insurrection” at the capital...even though the only death that actually occurred at the capital was a police shooting.


5 posted on 02/16/2021 5:47:09 AM PST by Castigar
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To: Travis McGee
As a society at large, and particularly among those of a more progressive mindset, we like to think of ourselves as more advanced, "smarter," and more sophisticated than those in prior centuries and prior millennia.

Yet, I find it extremely hard to believe that the people of any prior era, if shown the advantages of nuclear, coal and gas, would have opted for wind and solar instead.

6 posted on 02/16/2021 5:47:25 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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At the very least, coal, gas and nuke plants need to be on line and ready to go.


7 posted on 02/16/2021 5:49:33 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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Climate Change Slams Texas, Millions at risk

We need to STOP Global Warming NOW!!!


8 posted on 02/16/2021 5:51:44 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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"At the very least, coal, gas and nuke plants need to be on line and ready to go."

Like food, abundant sources of electricity are an impediment to those who would wish to control (and monitor) the population through rationing.

9 posted on 02/16/2021 5:52:12 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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We in Texas need to hold our liberal politicians heads to the stone over this asininity!!! Renewable my arse!!! Unreliable at best!!!


10 posted on 02/16/2021 5:52:19 AM PST by ontap
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I have a dollar that says once those turbines thaw out at least 25% will be damaged beyond repair.

Any takers?

L


11 posted on 02/16/2021 5:54:12 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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As we drove east of Amarillo on I 40 we witnessed seemingly endless wind turbine farms. The last trip, I measured a continuous existence of 22 miles of the wind farms.

That is, east of Amarillo, the wind farms along the interstate continue for at least 22 miles.

As you look along the lines, the turbines fade to the horizon.

There are tons of them


12 posted on 02/16/2021 5:56:47 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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“Green energy” advocates and “global warming” alarmists hit hard.


13 posted on 02/16/2021 6:00:17 AM PST by windsorknot
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I noticed the degradation of the environment in a recent trip down the Interstate in my former home state. Wind turbines for miles. In a nominally “red” and generally pragmatic state.


14 posted on 02/16/2021 6:37:21 AM PST by ghost of nixon
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bookmark


15 posted on 02/16/2021 7:29:32 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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When I got up this morning I turned on the television to the Weather Channel. A few minutes past 6:00am, and it was -4 here in southwest Arkansas. When I stepped outside in my pajamas and bathrobe I could believe it.

On the other hand, the Weather Channel’s thermometer is not always the most accurate.


16 posted on 02/16/2021 8:38:45 AM PST by AceMineral (One day men will beg for chains.)
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They are saying it was -6 in parts of northeast Texas so I believe it.


17 posted on 02/16/2021 8:43:24 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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My power in the Houston area is still on, but I know lots of people who are without theirs.


18 posted on 02/16/2021 8:50:12 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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Texas subsidized the stupid green energy crap to the tune of $19b so we can end up freezing in our own homes. Heads must roll.


19 posted on 02/16/2021 8:54:31 AM PST by Ironfocus (Texas! MAGA!)
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I have family in Iowa. Their temps are doen as low as -26°f. They are under forced blackouts 4 hours per day. And yet, their home is surrounded with wind turbines as far as the eye can see.


20 posted on 02/16/2021 9:37:29 AM PST by PrairieLady2 (Replacing Trump with Biden is like shitting your pants then changing your shirt.)
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