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SpankMe

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24. Then there's T. Boone Pickens
Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:59 AM
Jul 2025

The oil magnate who pivoted to wind late in his life. He lost money on his wind projects and cancelled his giant proposed wind farm in the end. But other companies picked up the mantle, and wind now contributes to TX's renewable grid - to the tune of 28% of total electricity produced.

Pickens was worried about dependence on foreign oil and how foreign petrostates could influence America with oil.

Unfortunately, Pickens - who got renewable energy religion late in his life - was a Trumper and anti-Muslim bigot.

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It wasn't Biden's fault. It was Texas republicans. STFU Greg. Initech Jul 2025 #1
Abbott is a real piece of shit Skittles Jul 2025 #2
And Trumphole wants to add tax to it. twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #3
Most of that wind comes from Jerry2144 Jul 2025 #5
As long as it doesn't come from Mexico. twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #18
I forgot Taco Bell's contribution to that wind Jerry2144 Jul 2025 #23
They really should be grateful to Biden just for making their shitty independent power grid Karasu Jul 2025 #4
B.S. Iamscrewed Jul 2025 #6
I'm so sick of these lying liars. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #7
It is nonsense to consider solar energy as a harbinger of reliabilty. NNadir Jul 2025 #8
Below is the data from the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas surfered Jul 2025 #11
Without gas plants, they couldn't pretend to "rely" on wind and solar. NNadir Jul 2025 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #14
Perhaps you've forgotten about batteries? summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #15
Perhaps you have forgotten about the laws of thermodynamics and the environmental consequences of material... NNadir Jul 2025 #17
Uh, isn't that what solar batteries are for? Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2025 #20
I regard batteries as environmentally grotesque on thermodyamic and material grounds. NNadir Jul 2025 #22
Gov Abbott is also not telling you .. surfered Jul 2025 #9
I love this for texas kkmarie Jul 2025 #19
Damn Cockroaches Hidning Cha Jul 2025 #10
He's all bullshit and bluster now Javaman Jul 2025 #12
Knr UTUSN Jul 2025 #13
Surprised he didn't mention Windmill Cancer Clusters Torchlight Jul 2025 #21
Then there's T. Boone Pickens SpankMe Jul 2025 #24
Remember YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT POLITICIANS, he has to hide the bad and only highlight the good, it is a pattern. Brainfodder Jul 2025 #25
It's been out multiple times in the last couple of weeks catrose Jul 2025 #26
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