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I drove from Austin to Denver once. From Abilene to Texline it's pretty much nothing but wind turbines...and that is a very long drive. It's pretty cool that such an oil-driven state has a large amount of renewable energy.
What, ahem, political climate would that be? Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state.
Texas ranks dead last in education, healthcare, and most indicators of quality of life. Clearly, it can't be better than any other state, unless your compared metrics are restricted to "no taxes" or "cheap housing".
For those who do not know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Interconnection Texas is the only state that has it's own power grid, owned by the state. The stuff they are working on right now, including massive distributed battery systems, solar, more wind, etc. will be the one of the most advanced renewable systems in the world given the amount of power and consumption. It's awesome to see how as 'relatively' small…
I'm actually both shocked and surprised how quickly Texas is transitioning to renewables with their, ahem, political climate, but happy nonetheless! Warren Buffet should be ashamed of Berkshire Hathaway's role in strongarming the PUC in Nevada in NV Energy's favor.
What, ahem, political climate would that be? Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state.
> Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state. Texas ranks dead last in education, healthcare, and most indicators of quality of life. Clearly, it can't be better than any other state, unless your compared metrics are restricted to "no taxes" or "cheap housing".
What, ahem, political climate would that be? Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state.
I live in Texas and I'm as surprised as the parent. It's not that I think the state is "full of idiots" as you say, but because the oil and gas industry has the state by the balls. edit: judging by the downvotes, apparently this is a controversial statement. weird.
But surly you'd be aware this is what the rest of the world thinks?
The first thing the world thinks of when they think of Texas is racist, backwards, ultra religious people.
I'm surprised you'd be surprised of this?
For those who do not know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Interconnection Texas is the only state that has it's own power grid, owned by the state. The stuff they are working on right now, including massive distributed battery systems, solar, more wind, etc. will be the one of the most advanced renewable systems in the world given the amount of power and consumption. It's awesome to see how as 'relatively' small…
This has nothing to do with Texas being forward thinking, but more with the huge subsidies dealing with wind power in the US. Private companies are building turbines and farms all over as Washington is fronting much of the bill for awhile. This is all about profit. It just so happens we get something good out of it, and yes ERCOT has some great engineers.
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I live in Texas and I'm as surprised as the parent. It's not that I think the state is "full of idiots" as you say, but because the oil and gas industry has the state by the balls. edit: judging by the downvotes, apparently this is a controversial statement. weird.
I don't think you deserve downvotes for this comment. But surly you'd be aware this is what the rest of the world thinks? The first thing the world thinks of when they think of Texas is racist, backwards, ultra religious people. I'm surprised you'd be surprised of this?
What, ahem, political climate would that be? Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state.
> Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state. Texas ranks dead last in education, healthcare, and most indicators of quality of life. Clearly, it can't be better than any other state, unless your compared metrics are restricted to "no taxes" or "cheap housing".
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/upshot/surprise-florida...
Don't worry about the political climate too much though. Plenty of Californians are moving here, many intent on advocating for the same policies here that caused them to flee their state in the first place.
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> Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state. Texas ranks dead last in education, healthcare, and most indicators of quality of life. Clearly, it can't be better than any other state, unless your compared metrics are restricted to "no taxes" or "cheap housing".
source?
Highest percentage of residents over age 25 without a high school diploma
Lowest funding of mental health care
Lowest funding of legal services for the poor
Lowest average credit score
Lowest voter participation
Highest percentage of uninsured residents
Highest per-capita gasoline consumption
Highest level of cancer-causing compounds released into the air/ground/water
Searching on other factors reveals other bits, like that Texas is:
40th in obesity
48th in child immunizations
46th in teen pregnancy
These are from a ton of different news stories and statistical summaries from 2008-2015, so I'm sure a bunch are out of date. The point being that in many ways the Texas stereotype is backed up by real-world data. It's also interesting to see the things that Texas is good at that you would not expect based on stereotypes of Texas like levels of smoking (5th), drug deaths (7th), etc.
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> Y'all think this state is full of idiots. Y'all are only half-wrong, and it's still probably better than your state. Texas ranks dead last in education, healthcare, and most indicators of quality of life. Clearly, it can't be better than any other state, unless your compared metrics are restricted to "no taxes" or "cheap housing".
You're wrong http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/upshot/surprise-florida... Don't worry about the political climate too much though. Plenty of Californians are moving here, many intent on advocating for the same policies here that caused them to flee their state in the first place.
And: > Plenty of Californians are moving here, many intent on advocating for the same policies here
Let's hope they succeed. Texas delenda est and all that.