Re: The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread
Reply #96 –
America has more than enough money and knowledge to deal with something like this. This is what you get when you privatise utilities :
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/what-a-warming-australia-can-learn-from-a-frozen-texas-20210225-p575yn.html.
On day two the Fox News star host Tucker Carlson told his viewers that “a reckless reliance on windmills is the cause of this disaster,” and claimed that “the windmills froze, so the power grid failed”.
On the third day of blackouts former Texas governor Rick Perry said Texans would happily endure more “to keep the federal government out of their business” while current governor Greg Abbott appeared on another Fox News program to blame renewable energy.........................................................
He blamed the Green New Deal, a set of environmental policies championed by left-wing Democrats and partially embraced - though mostly not yet implemented - by the Biden administration.
Tim Boyd, mayor of Colorado City - which is in fact a small Texas town - told his citizens that “only the strong will survive and the weak will [perish]” in a blog post.
“No one owes you [or] your family anything; nor is it the local government’s responsibility to support you during trying times like this!” he said. “Sink or swim it’s your choice! The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! I’m sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout.”
The country is a complete cesspit of lies and corrupt ideology.
Reprehensible and irresponsible comments. Your final sentence, Pauly... spot on. Just appalling comments in the face of suffering citizens.