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Root causes of the problems in texas right now. they wanted turn it into culture war, its about the libs dont want you to have. >> we dont have to have politics about where we get our energy divided on the lines of abortion or policing. >> chuck, your response? >> i think he needs to understand more about physics and how electricity works. it needs to be generated the moment it is consumed. you cant store wind power without massive and expensive batteries. there is some battery capacity in texas...

Work for power. >> if this green new deal goes forward the way that the biden administration appears tomt it to, then well have more events like weve had in texas all across the country. >> these wind farms that are frozen, theyre an eyesore, theyre not efficient, theyre not delivering the energy that we want. >> the windmills failed like the silly fashion accessories they are and people in texas died. >> silly fashion accessories. now keep in mind when california was suffering from blackouts la...

Was suffering from blackouts last year, texas republicans from ted cruz to dan patrick and ken paxson were pushing out glowing treats about backwards liberal california is. but imagine, imagine how stupid you would have to think your audience is, the contempt you have to hold them in, to look into the camera and try to sell them on the idea that windmills dont work when its cold. after texas, iowa is the state with the most wind power in the country. if youve ever been to iowa in the winter, i c...

Turbines, but the wind power only makes up a portion of the lost energy. joining us now multimedia reporter for the texas tribune, alana roacha. senator claire mccaskill has the first question for you. claire? >> i noticed first governor abbott outlining on national tv about what the real problem was and then i noticed there was a small town texas mayor that called his residents lazy because they were complaining about not having power. how common is it for elected officials in texas right now t...

It on the new deal. like planes in a texas ice storm, that wouldnt fly. republicans have tried to blame the power outage texas which provides so much of the energy for so much of our country set up a power grid with an emphases not on improvement but price and privatizing, meaning everybody got theirs except for the customers. whats the word for this kind of thing? im sure its infrastructure. infrastructure is our chance to put in our best closer late in the game knowing that nature always bats ...

Hurricanes and not tornadoes and not this time of year. then theres the continued suffering we have been talking about in texas, no power for three to four million people. great portions of some of had americas great cities lying in the cold and dark tonight. already congress woman lauren bobert of colorado, the trump loving, gun toting, gun themed diner owning and criminal record having republican freshman tried to blame it on the green new deal. like plans in a texas ice storm, that will not n...

Texas right now. it is a lie like donald trump won the election, a lie like there was widespread voter fraud, a lie pumped into millions of peoples brains as they watch tv. and lets be clear, this is probably as consequential a lie as any about the election because energy and how we produce it is the single biggest issue this country will face in the medium term. i mean this stuff is complicated, lets be clear here. everyone takes the power grid for granted unless you work on it for a living. it...

To have power. we have an opportunity, we have a choice collectively as a country. we dont have to have politics about where we get our energy divided along the lines of abortion or policing. theres no reason for that to be connected. we can create a modern energy infrastructure that is more resilient to climate change and also cheaper and also serves people better, and also can withstand extreme weather events, and also doesnt heat the planet until we are in dire straits. we can do all that. in...

Country. if youve ever been to iowa in the winter, i can tell you from personal experience, it gets pretty cold in iowa. denmark gets nearly half of its energy from wind power. i dont know if youve looked this up, anyone at fox news, but denmark, very cold place in the winter. you dont have to take my word for it, of course, we have the data from texas. now, texas has their own energy grid. it is run by the electric reliability council of texas or ercot. a senior director telling bloomberg today...

We had a fireplace and i burnt up all the wood we had. theres just -- this is sad. this is a sad state of affairs. i wish it were better, but somebody has to do some planning after all this is over and make sure theres an alternative source of energy. >> thats one of the millions of texans in the cold and dark after massive power outages across the state as texas struggles through sub zero temperatures, some on the right are blaming frozen wind