Texas is the biggest oil producing state in the country and now it is also the leading producer of wind energy and the second in solar energy. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson has more.
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Yes, the the D got dethroned, and some people came toheir senses and realized they were blindly going against their own best interests, and now here we are.
Thank you critical thinkers.
Even their ideas are bigger.😂
Only up from here
Wow so great that countries are hoping aboard the renewable train, such a great thing to do!!!!
1st texas needs to shut all fossil fuel oil companies down for good
Republican state leading the nation in renewable energy while Extremists Democrat states have energy crisis
Say what? What's wrong with Texas? Texas went woke. It's time to go broke.
Liberals…. Drill baby drill looooooooool When have those folks been right? Welcome to today, Texans. Your now more California than Alabama, congrats.
Actually we worry that the power will fail when it’s not windy.
and still 1000x less than someone else, and just within a matter of years, for what took you 10's of years.
Space or orbit is exactly the answer you need to put these battery cells in orbit like a satellite like the ISS and have a massive storage off world. Or the moon… mars? but future problems.
0 plans to ever live in TX, but 🥳 on this achievement! 👏 How about mixing in some ☢️? Sounds necessary because of 🪫 issue!
Conservatives sound like a bunch of brainwashed idiots. They would rather have CO2 in our atmosphere polluting our air that affects the whole world instead of having a solar panel end up in a landfill that doesn’t affect anywhere else except where it’s buried.
But isn't renewable energy "woke?"
Great job now the rest of the country needs to get in gear
One reason people are leaving California moving to Texas.
Republicans can whine about the Green New Deal, which isn't law or even implemented, but they know where to make new money. They're just trying to appease old thinking which will go by way of the dinosaur.
I wish Alberta Canada was as progressive as Texas. They just cancelled all renewable energy projects.
When the good lord God created our planet, he also provided all the means necessary for our energy needs. The wind is gonna blow and the sun is gonna shine. Harvest that energy and keep the planet clean.
Now, for an intelligence test.
https://youtu.be/6aCEr0nml0M
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I, Dan Schaller, am running for POTUS in 2024 and figured I'd provide an opportunity to show support for someone not running under a party ticket.
I am running, because I have to so that correct policies get put in play. Also in an attempt to get all three branches of federal government put in check.
Along the way there are a few things that I'd like to implement that have obviously not ever even been conceived.
This is all due to those that have already been entrusted with the leadership have severely failed the citizens of the United States of America. – North America.
I'm not actually requesting monies. I'm simply asking for vocal and written support (particularly through media) so that it gains better traction against those that think political service is supposed to be a career and they're above those that they're supposed to be representing (and failing spectacularly at doing so).
It's possible that you will disagree, but being wrong is only a matter of being able to utilize critical thinking faculties in conjunction with wisdom, efficiently.
Remember… Dan Schaller is the Intelligent vote for POTUS 2024.
Dan Schaller's
Presidential Platform
Energy: My plan is to get USA citizens energy grid independent within 30 months of taking office. The plan for doing so is to remain with me only, until I have actually gotten it started with at least 4 working prototypes.
Taxes: My plan is to use my plan for energy to offset taxes (so there will be no increase) while paying against the national debt.
* Another part of taxes is to have all citizens given the choice to pay 30% in taxes or 40% in taxes. Note: All residents will be paying 30%, regardless. (This will be based on a standard gross annual amount that is yet to be determined.)
Health Care: This is where the difference between the 30% taxes and 40% taxes choice comes into effect. – Those paying the 30% will use the health care system that is currently in place. Those paying the 40% will be issued a card for government paid health care. With the government paid system all medical is covered (without involvement of insurance companies).
Why do so many (that are not me) insist on referring to the oxygen thief (Biden) as President? – He’s a usurping traitor that had to cheat and got help from the corrupt and treasonous (Pence) to get the posting. Ever since that oxygen thief has been there (before day 1, actually) he’s done nothing other than work at destroying the USA. – He refused to answer questions at the debate(s) and it was allowed to pass by those in on the graft (corruption) and cheating (not to mention covering up all his misdeeds prior).
Note: Before Clinton got the posting I actually somewhat trusted those in the federal government were at least trying to work for the citizens of the USA and was content to simply vote and let them do their thing.
However, every election since (even with the positive that Trump did) made it increasingly obvious that I had to be the POTUS. – It is seemingly, the only means to get done what needs to be done.
Vote Dan Schaller for President of the United States of America in 2024. – It is what intelligent people will do.
I don't want money sent to me (for my campaign) from anyone. What I would rather you do to support me getting elected is to campaign on my behalf. – I have a job and financial obligations that must be met so I don't have the time or money to do so like the oxygen thief (Biden) and the annoying orange one.
Put those solar panels down son. There’s plenty of space in Texas for that and there’s no shortage of sunlight
Texas can’t interconnect to the national grid…..
The other states would only use that energy inabortion clinics
Funny thing since Republican politicians talk down and refuse green energy.
No one would be crazy enough to suggest that Texas is a progressive state so their embrace of renewable energy simply proves that it makes money. That's all Texas cares about. That it's also good for the environment, Texas holds its nose to that.
Not even a combination of geothermal, wind, solar, and battery storage measures up to the highly suppressed Thorium Reactor tech, since Nixon 'Nixed' it in the 70's. It's the only baseload competitor to the cataclysmic fossil fuels; and it's far safer and cleaner than light water, fission reactors… not to mention far more difficult to enrich weapons-grade plutonium from.
If the Nixon Administration didn't opt for blatant greed in further entrenching fossil fuels profits, via nuclear warheads and the fossil fuels-rich 'war machine'; we'd have zero problems with accenting Thorium with said geothermal, wind, solar and battery storage tech. But the US Congress is so poisoned with fossil fuels shareholders, that it would take a literal 'younger generation' revolution to overcome this insidious collapse… and it's not just restricted to the US – BRICS now has some of the largest oil producing nations in their midst – just when humanity needed THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
…and voter suppression, and school district destruction, and dehumanizing women and girls.
That's what happens when oil becomes to expensive
See, GOP so hypocrite. GOP president candidate said Climate change is a hoax. But now GOP states want to develop clean energy. How long American be fool by GOP lies?
Ha
The only thing holding back storage, besides the government not doing enough to encourage it's expansion, is that renewables have until now been secondary to fossil fuels in power generation, so fossil fuels have been able to provide an alternative to storage. That will soon not be the case, and storage will become an integral, and very beneficial component of power harvesting. Rather than being an unwelcome expense, it will be an efficiency enhancing feature which results in lower overall costs of energy to consumers, in addition to ensuring reliability and robustness of the grid. As for limitations on battery supply, batteries are not the only form of storage available. There are many, although pumped hydro is probably the best where feasible. It doesn't require any rare commodities, and can even double as a water utility, which is needed regardless.
I'm dreaming of reliable electric power, always goes out, for no reason
Trump hates Texas because they have of those bird killing noise making wind turbines
Umm it’s Texas space isn’t an issue
Federal incentives, socialism? I wonder what programs brought this to TX or was it because so many CA people have infiltrated? Don’t know, but at least it’s moving in the right direction.
You guys do realize that Canada has enough hydro capacity to be a big battery for North America? I don’t understand why grids aren’t integrated and decarbonization isn’t built through regional cooperation.
Why not make battery storage into shipping containers that can also be easily transportable and Sold or Subsidzied to Rual area or other places needed energy.
They still threw a bone to haters. "What happens when we run out of space? " Texas is allready one huge waste of space. 🙄
Rock on Texas! Good for you!
And yet Houston still has some of the highest energy rates in the country.
Good LUCK SOLAR BOY! THE HURRICAN CALL TRUMPY TAKE A AWAY IN 5 MINUT! SMART BOY
Don’t let republicans know.
Meanwhile Democrat states just embezzle the money from green energy
Weren't we warned about side mouth talking cowboys?
US must interconnect its states grids
cool
And these Texans and Iowans were totally against renewable energy a decade ago, naming it " Democratic foolish" …
Everything is bigger in Texas