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On Tue, 22 Aug 2023 02:02:30 +0000, Mitchell Holman says...
Texas was FORCED to build solar and wind by DEMOCRATS during the Obama years.
Why should Texas pay to import
coal when it can generate it's own
electricity from other sources?
Because, despite what Obama said, coal was still cheaper.
OBAMA TO STATES: SHUT DOWN COAL PLANTS OR ELSE https://miningconnection.com/longwall/featured_stories/article/obama_to _states_ shut_down_coal_plants_or_else/
Texas closed three coal plants in 2018.
So?
And?
Who was president then?
Oh... Trump had them closed? Are you REALLY stupid enough to think that because a coal plant closes down 7 months after Trump took office, HE closed the plant?
No, stupid... OBAMA closed that plant.
Why don't you do a little research before knee-jerking off.
It's the exact same thing as blaming Bush on 9/11 and the great Democrat crash. Things don't happen overnight.
The Democrats were responsible for the 2008 crash and Bill Clinton was to blame for 9/11.
I've explained this all to you stupid fucking liberals. I can't help it if you can't comprehend the written word.
Show me that Trump closed down ANY coal plant. Because they happened on his watch, is PROOF that Obama is at fault.
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No... "Mitchell HoleMan" idiot.
I guess you've forgotten the Barack Obama years, already?
WHO forced coal mines to shutter?
Texas was FORCED to build solar and wind by DEMOCRATS during the Obama years.
OBAMA TO STATES: SHUT DOWN COAL PLANTS OR ELSE
https://miningconnection.com/longwall/featured_stories/article/obama_to_states_ shut_down_coal_plants_or_else/
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=barack+obama+saying+he% 27s+going+to+sht+down+coal&ia=web
Obama's War on Coal
Obama's campaign against coal - POLITICO
Flashback 2008: Obama Promised To "Bankrupt" Coal Companies
Obama Kept His Promise, 83,000 Coal Jobs Lost And 400 Mines Shuttered
New EPA Rules Show Obama's No Longer Hiding War on Coal | Time
Climate speech: The war on coal - POLITICO
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How Obama-Era Regulations Are Shutting Down Perfectly Good Power Plants
https://burnmorecoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Orr-Palmer-Coal-Policy- Study-2.pdf
Many Republicans have blamed environmental regulations enacted during the Obama administration for the decline of the country's coal industry.
Obama's War On Coal
https://www.rpc.senate.gov/policy-papers/obamas-war-on-coal
Obama's War on Coal In January 2008, then-presidential candidate Obama said coal-fired power plants would go "bankrupt" and "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket" under his plan to tax greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system.
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Texas Counties CAN'T BAN SOLAR FARMS, Attorney General Says | The Texas ...
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/texas-solar-farm-ban-counties-attorney- general/
5 days ago - Texas counties don't have the power to ban solar farms, attorney general finds. The opinion comes as communities across the country fight solar and wind development, which play an important role ...
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No war, no wind. Texas power doesn't fail. If Texas was allowed to build coal, nuclear or gas plants, they would NOT have had the blackouts they did.
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Obama's Wind Energy Claim - Factcheck.Org
https://www.factcheck.org/2016/01/obamas-wind-energy-claim/
In his State of the Union address on Jan. 12, President Obama said, "in fields from Iowa to Texas, wind power is now cheaper than dirtier, conventional power." That is true in some pockets of the country, but the national average for coal and gas prices is still less.
In some areas like Texas and Iowa - the states mentioned by Obama, which were among the leading wind energy producers in 2014 - the cost of wind power is lower.
So, WHY did they "switch"? They were FORCED to.
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Obama's Recovery Act Breathed Life Into Renewables. Now They Need ...
https://grist.org/energy/obamas-recovery-act-breathed-life-into-renewables-now- they-need-rescuing/
In February, a few weeks after being sworn in, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, an $800-billion stimulus package designed to reinvigorate the economy...
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President Obama's Plan To Fight Climate Change | The White House
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/president-obama-climate-action-plan
President Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget continues to further American leadership by investing approximately $6.9 billion in funding for clean energy technology programs. This includes investment in a range of energy technologies, from advanced biofuels and emerging nuclear technologies to clean coal.
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Predictions Favored Solar Over Wind Power. What Happened?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/climate/solar-wind-renewable-energy.html
20 Jan 2022 - In 2005, during the presidency of George W. Bush, the U.S. Congress passed a tax credit that made it cheaper for individuals to install rooftop solar panels on their homes. President Barack Obama ...
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Energy Policy Of The Barack Obama Administration - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_policy_of_the_Barack_Obama_administration
The energy policy of the Obama administration was defined by an "all-of-the- above" approach which offered federal support for renewable energy deployment, increased domestic oil and gas extraction, and export of crude oil and natural gas. His presidency's first term was shaped by the failure of his signature climate legislation, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, to pass, and then ...
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How Over-reliance On Wind And Solar Fed Texas's Power Outages
https://climatechangedispatch.com/how-overreliance-on-wind-and-solar-fed- texass-power-outages/
The loss of power to oil and gas infrastructure was also made worse by an Obama administration environmental edict that forced the oil and gas industry to replace natural gas pipeline compressors powered by natural gas with electric compressors. ... It's true that of 31,000 megawatts of installed mostly wind and some solar capacity in Texas ...
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Politifact - Barack Obama Says Wind Power Cheaper In Texas Than Power ...
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/apr/12/barack-obama/barack-obama- says-wind-power-cheaper-texas-power-d/
More recently, FactCheck.org, based at the University of Pennsylvania, dug into Obama's claim in his 2016 State of the Union address that "in fields from Iowa to Texas, wind power is now...
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Obama Has Done More For Clean Energy Than You Think
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/obama-has-done-more-for-clean- energy-than-you-think/
The most important thing the Obama administration has done to combat climate change may not end up being raised fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks or even its Clean Power Plan to cut...
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Texas Counties Can't Ban Solar Farms, Attorney General Says | The Texas ...
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/texas-solar-farm-ban-counties-attorney- general/
5 days ago - Texas counties don't have the power to ban solar farms, attorney general finds. The opinion comes as communities across the country fight solar and wind development, which play an important role ...
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Fact Sheet: President Obama To Announce Historic Carbon Pollution ...
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/08/03/fact-sheet- president-obama-announce-historic-carbon-pollution-standards
Low Income Solar: Last month, the White House announced a new initiative to increase access to solar energy for all Americans, in particular low-and moderate income communities, and build a more inclusive workforce. The initiative will help families and businesses cut their energy bills through launching a National Community Solar Partnership ...
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