This was in my Unearthed newsletter today…
“ As many have noted, it’s strange to blame a policy that has not been implemented for the crisis unfolding in Texas. It’s stranger still when you learn that Texas runs mainly on fossil fuels. The New York Times sets out that the failure of gas pipelines in freezing temperatures appears to have been the main cause for millions losing power. Michael Webber, an energy resources professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told Texas Tribune: “Gas is failing in the most spectacular fashion right now.”
Oh yeah, and about that frozen wind turbine: that clip was actually filmed in Sweden in 2014.” (my bold)
headdeskheaddeskheaddesk.