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Michael Shellenberger
ShellenbergerMD
You are more responsible for the blackouts than anybody else in California except @GavinNewsom !And yet you have the gall to scold *us* for being profligate?You put the financial interests
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JesseJenkins
JesseJenkins
To folks observing rollercoaster electricity prices down in Texas, where polar temps are driving prices up to $9,000/MWh: this us how it's supposed to work. It may appear costly, but
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Daniel Cohan
cohan_ds
So many of the misleading narratives about the #TexasBlackout are missing a fundamental understanding of our electric power supply, and its mutual vulnerabilities with our gas systems. We're facing an
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Greenpeace USA
greenpeaceusa
Terrifying. At 2 million acres, more of California has burned this year than any single recorded wildfire season. And we've barely begun peak wildfire season.If you care about people and
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Simon Mahan
SimonMahan
While debate rages over blackout causes (fossil fuels? market design?) few have pointed out transmission expansion planning failures. @aripescoe published this great paper (in January!) explaining why major utilities are
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Chuck DeVore
ChuckDeVore
Much misinformation out there about #Texaspoweroutage, @ERCOT_ISO, wind and solar power, and thermal generators (gas and coal). Let's review what we think we know right now. @TPPF @Life_Powered_ 1/10 Two
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Shannon Coulter
shannoncoulter
PSA: solar and wind power actually help to prevent rolling blackouts by feeding excess energy back into the grid, thereby reducing reliance on the grid. This points to another very
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Raman Chima
tame_wildcard
I would say that an #internetshutdown in India's national capital are unprecedented & shocking. But sadly now only the latter hold true. Remember that just 13 months ago, the
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Eric Roston
eroston
Peering back at 2020 before we shut the door for good (h/t @LauraMillanL for the idea).Most remarkable is how amid a once-a-century pandemic and populist assaults on democratic norms, climate
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Michael Shellenberger
ShellenbergerMD
Hi @KamalaHarris - Berkeley, Calif. resident hereWe are in 3rd night of blackouts b/c of our over-reliance on unreliable renewables & the closure of nat gas & nuclear plantsGenuine question:
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Mohsin Amin
MohsinAmin_
Long ThreadWhy Kabul faces massive blackouts & load shedding (power rationing) - Summary of my articleAfghanistan’s power system is quite complex. It operates in nine different ‘islands’ – power grids
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Avik Roy
Avik
Why are millions of Americans in Texas without power and heat for days amid extreme winter weather? Blame bad energy policy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-political-making-of-a-texas-power-outage-11613518653?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitt
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Mark Sumner
Devilstower
Wind power isn't failing in Texas. In fact, it may be the only part of the system still working BETTER than designed. Let's take a look at why the Lone
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Jim Cooper
AsmJimCooper
The State economy is already being impacted by #covid and now we have a shortage of energy resources that is causing blackouts. Solar only works in the day time, wind
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Javier Ruedas
jruedas1
Today I want to thread about the situation in the state of Amapá, Brazil, where blackouts and energy rationing are causing chaos and suffering. This is structural violence / structural
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Bally Singh
putasinghonit
Hi @BorisJohnson, are issues facing Sikhi people only important during election time? Can we have some support or some words on what the government think about the anti-democratic actions being
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