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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Starting in late February, over 2.7 million Texas households were left without energy and over 100 people died as a severe winter storm caused a series of rolling blackouts across Texas, drawing national attention to the state’s energy grid. While some leaders blamed the state-wide outages on wind and solar, an emerging expert consensus suggests that multiple cascading factors—including non-winterized power plants and the state’...

Monday, April 5, 2021 Starting in late February, over 2.7 million Texas households were left without energy and over 100 people died as a severe winter storm caused a series of rolling blackouts across Texas, drawing national attention to the state’s energy grid. While some leaders blamed the state-wide outages on wind and solar, an emerging expert consensus suggests that multiple cascading factors—including non-winterized power plants and the state’s deregulated, independent ...

As a deadly winter storm barreled toward Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott sought the advice of a longtime climate change skeptic — an introduction made at the behest of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. "This guy knows his stuff," Cruz said of Joe Bastardi, a meteorologist and author of books saying that climate change is not caused by humans but naturally occurring. Bastardi did not return several requests for comment. Records obtained by the American-Statesman through a request under the Texas Publ...

VACCINES FLOWING: State figures released Thursday show an increase in vaccines shipped to the state (up 100,000 doses in a day) and continued progress in getting doses to people in

March 05, 2021 Texas Cold Won’t Bring Back Coal Written by David Nahass, Financial Editor The Texas wind that blows, blows not for king coal. The recent electricity debacle is likely to pivot power generation further away. FINANCIAL EDGE, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2021 ISSUE: They say hope springs eternal. Tell that to the citizens of the great state of Texas. Winter storm Uri delivered power outage Armageddon beginning around Feb. 14 (Happy Valentin...

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Freezing temperatures for nearly a week, with lows dipping into the single digits. Sheets of ice covering roads. Snowfall blanketing much of the state, totaling 15 inches in some areas. The historic winter weather that swept across Texas in February — crippling infrastructure and leaving millions without power and potable water for days — was unlike any the state has experienced. While intense winter storms have crossed Texas before, meteorologists and climate experts said this year’s ...

AP Column: Names of Black athletes need to adorn stadiums Updated Feb 27, 2021; Posted Feb 27, 2021 FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2015, file photo, Georgia fans watch the season opening NCAA college football game against Louisiana Monroe at Sanford Stadium n Athens, Ga. The Georgia Bulldog are planning to have fans between the hedges. The school announced ticket plans that call for allowing 20-25% capacity at 92,746-seat Sanford Stadium. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)AP Facebook Share By Paul Newberry...

Villainous Ted Cruz Gets His Own Theme Song Obviously its been a rough couple of days for Ted Cruz ever since he returned from his non-vacation trip to Cancun. While Texas is in recovery mode from that freak winter storm that left thousands in the dark and cold, including Snowflake, Ted Cruz has been busy at work, trying to make up for his faux pas. TikTok content creator John Walsh (no, not the Americas Most Wanted Host) has also been busy at work, mostly creating great "Ted Cruz in Cancun Ti...

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