(Bloomberg) Fallout from last month’s deadly deep freeze in Texas has quietly spread to people living hundreds of miles away. Minnesota utilities have warned that monthly heating bills could spike by $400, after the crisis jacked up natural gas prices across the country. Xcel Energy’s Colorado customers could face a $7.50 per month surcharge for the next two years.This is a subtle demonstration of the way Americans already share the collective financial burden of climate change, even if we don’t realize it. The national bill for global warming is here, and it’s rising.Perhaps it’s easier to see this dynamic playing out beyond February’s Texas cold snap. That disaster left dozens dead, stranded millions in dark homes, and sent a shockwave of higher gas prices across the nation. But since there remains scientific uncertainty over the role of global warming, let’s examine two other calamities for which the climate link is clearer: wildfir
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Mostly cloudy skies with a few showers this afternoon. High 53F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%..
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Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 33F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: April 23, 2021 @ 9:24 am
Posted By San Antonio Current Staff on Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:16 AM click to enlarge Courtesy H-E-B With Texas state mandate lifted, H-E-B will urge but not require customers to wear face masks. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott dominated the news cycle this week when he unveiled plans to end his statewide mask mandate you know, against the advice of medical professionals who actually know what the fuck they re talking about. The controversy only deepened after Governor Greg played the blame-shifting game, claiming the big bad Biden administration are the real villains because they re allowing COVID-carrying asylum seekers into the state. But Texas far right-pandering governor wasn t all