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Naomi Klein: Why Texas Republicans fear the Green New Deal
Small government is no match for a crisis born of the state’s twin addictions to market fixes and fossil fuels.
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Robert Reich: Texas freeze shows a chilling truth - how the rich use climate change to divide us
The Lone Star State is aptly named. If you're not part of the Republican oil elite with Cruz and Abbott, you're on your own.
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Mexico cries foul at natural gas cutoff ordered by Texas governor
Amid his own push for Mexican energy sovereignty, President López Obrador said he was trying to stop a measure by Texas to restrict gas exports as both sides of the border suffered mass outages.
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Paul Krugman: Texas, land of wind and lies
When post-truth politics meets energy policy.
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What Caused the Blackouts in Texas?
The state’s widespread electricity failure was largely caused by freezing natural gas pipelines. That didn’t stop advocates for fossil fuels from trying to shift blame.
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Richard Parker: Texas could have kept the lights on
Republicans are blaming renewable energy, when it’s the state’s powerful utilities that failed to prepare for the worst.
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‘Now it's coming back to bite them': Democrats see an opening in G.O.P. oversight of Texas grid
As the state reels from power outages, Democrats look to turn the tables on the Republicans who dominate state government.
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