Reference :- Sky News has made the most of the snow in Texas , using it to discredit the science of climate change and praise the reliability of fossil fuels for electricity generation .
Dear purveyors of ideology free news ,
Oh how we laughed . We especially liked those ( admittedly rerun thousands of times over the years and sourced from another country ) shots of a helicopter melting the ice from the blades of a wind generator .
It reminded us of stories about our great grandfather . He used to show folk photos of his draft horse pulling a Model T Ford out of a bog . " These stupid cars will never amount to anything . " he would say . " Horses are here to stay if you want reliable transport ".
It was also shrewd of you to not mention the fact that 2 out of 5 fossil fuel powered generators in Texas also fritzed out because they were not made to cope with extreme cold . Just like those wind generators . Ticking the " still functions in cold weather " option on the order sheet would have cost the power companies too much , and eaten into profits .
Texas prides itself as a state unfettered by government interference in private industry . ( Except for the tax breaks and subsidies naturally. ) And one can see how the business model for power supply self adjusts in a free market . Although millions of folk are sans electricity , the ones who still have access to electrons are being charged up to one thousand dollars a day to keep the stove working so they can boil some water .
That will stop profits from falling too far . ( Although it might take some time to get the money from those customers who only make 8 quid an hour working for Walmart . )
As with the Pandemic , we can see how the USA , as the bastion of free market capitalism , nurtures its shareholders ... I mean citizens ....through every crisis.
You comrade , Ken .
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