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2021-02-16 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

[NationalReview] Baby, it’s cold outside!

Much of the Midwest and Mountain states are seeing subzero temperatures and blizzard conditions as the polar vortex sweeps through. As far south as Dallas, the temperatures dipped into the 20s. In parts of Minnesota, temperatures dipped to near their lowest levels in a century. In Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is warning of "rolling blackouts" due to extreme cold.

Green energy to the rescue, right?

Hardly. As the Center for the American Experiment, a climate-skeptic Minnesota-based think tank has reported:

"Wind turbines are shut down when temperatures are below -22° F because it is too cold to operate them safely. This means it will be too cold for the wind turbines built by the power companies to generate any electricity."

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-16 05:48|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 But not nearly as "useless" as rabid green energy cult members.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-16 05:51|| 2021-02-16 05:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Given we no longer move sea commerce by sailing ships, should have dawned on these religious fanatics that leaving yourself to the vagaries of mother nature is not a good plan.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-02-16 07:51|| 2021-02-16 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 So, some peasants will freeze - what's the big deal? Plenty more of, better grade of serfs, eager to come here.

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2021-02-16 09:27|| 2021-02-16 09:27|| Front Page Top

#4 The fan farms around here were working just fine yesterday AM when it was -43F wind chill.

The actual temp was only -19F though, so possibly they do shut down at -22F actual. We've been colder but haven't seen -22F this year during the daylight hours (yet).

P.S. - I don't watch for the fans at night, more concentrated on deer and critter movements while driving.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-02-16 09:45|| 2021-02-16 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 the takeaway for the green imbeciles isn't that relying on 'green' energy is a bad idea, but that the intensely cold weather is caused by fossil fuels. ergo, we should be using more wind turbines.

Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2021-02-16 10:29|| 2021-02-16 10:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Too bad we lost the Keystone pipeline.

Posted by Bobby 2021-02-16 11:54|| 2021-02-16 11:54|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ Yea, a real genius move by China Joe and Co.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-16 11:58|| 2021-02-16 11:58|| Front Page Top

#8 In related news, Joe like to sit around the fire place all day long, occasionally adding a log himself.

American reporting is back baby!

Where is Glass Joe anyways? Like 2/3 of the country is getting wholloped, emergency declarations, poor freezing to death, and all we get is a report of him playing video games?

Where's the Big Man? Did reading a story about Fraud Hogg, school union coverups, and democrat government failures put a lid on the week?

Where is our greatest orator since Obama, who was the greatest since Cicero?

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-02-16 15:38|| 2021-02-16 15:38|| Front Page Top

#9 #4 The fan farms around here were working just fine yesterday AM when it was -43F wind chill.

Just because the windmill is turning doesn't mean it's generating electricity. The blades and main bearings may still be functional, but the generators and gearing isn't.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2021-02-16 22:12|| 2021-02-16 22:12|| Front Page Top

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