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The climate crisis doesn’t just mean an increase in average temperatures; it means the increased likelihood of extreme weather events – both hot and cold – ripping through communities and causing massive damage as a result of destabilized weather systems.
The recent blackouts in Texas show how these extreme weather events lay bare the economic injustice caused by for-profit utilities.
Texas had 10 years to prepare for this after a cold snap in Texas caused similar power outages in 2011. The federal government warned the state that investments in resilience needed to be made or the grid would fail again in the event of a second cold snap. But most energy providers chose not to weatherize their facilities, deciding that the crucial upgrades weren’t profitable.
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