good morning, everybody. i call this meeting to order. senator capito and i are pleased to be joined this morning by a distinguished panel of witnesses to discuss climate change and our electricity sector. mr. rusco, who is here in person, welcome. mayor garcetti who i presume is , out in california. mr. fowke, ms. snyder, mr. wood, we welcome you one and all. talking about climate change, things like parts per million and carbon dioxide equivalent, go beyond these terms and the reality is more severe and the urgency more apparent. in texas last month, that reality hit home. an estimated 4.5 texans lost power. some stranded for days on end in the freezing cold without heat or running water. families literally froze to death. or were poisoned by carbon dioxide. overall, the crisis took the lives of 80 people and the estimate of damage to people s homes, physicists and livelihoods are expected to reach over $90 billion. it is heartbreaking and it should never have happened in t
the energy grid, and the state of the natural gas and nuclear power industries. good morning, everybody. i call this meeting to order. senator capito and i are pleased to be joined this morning by a distinguished panel of witnesses to discuss climate change and our electricity sector. mr. rusco, who is here in person, welcome. mayor garcetti, who i presume is out in california. mr. fowke, ms. snyder, mr. wood, we welcome you one and all. experts talk about climate change, things like parts per million and carbon dioxide equivalent, go beyond these terms and the reality is more severe and the urgency more apparent. in texas last month, that reality hit home. an estimated 4.5 million texans lost power. some stranded for days on end in the freezing cold without heat or running water. families literally froze to death. or were poisoned by carbon dioxide. carbon monoxide or were trapped in fires. overall, the crisis took the lives of 80 people and the estimate of damage to p
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