The Ledger

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Opinion
Abbott: 2021 Texas blackouts prove fossil fuels are necessary
“Sean, this shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America. As a result it just shows that fossil fuel is necessary for the state of Texas as well as other states.”
Greg Abbott Jun 1, 2023 ▶ 10:26 Why Texas Republicans are trying to crush wind and solar
Opinion
Niedermeyer: Tesla's self-driving pitch works by matching consumer mental models
“And the reason Tesla's been successful at that is not because it's technically plausible at all. It's because it fits exactly what's in the mental model of the American consumer when they hear the word self-driving cars. And Tesla's the only company that's sel…”
Ed Niedermeyer Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 20:58 The autonomous car bubble has popped
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Utility union president directed extreme misogynistic slurs at female city council members
“At a city council meeting, after it was clear that things were not going to go in their direction, the president of the union himself said, I'm not resting till that fucking red flower, Corella de Vil cunt, and all those other fucking bitches are voted off tha…”
Heidi Harmon May 24, 2022 ▶ 16:16 Introducing Drilled: Bridge to Nowhere
Opinion
Brophy: Fossil fuel assets are the new subprime mortgages
“The fact that fossil fuel assets are basically the new subprime mortgages. It's existential for them because some of these disclosures could expose that.”
Kathleen Brophy Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 16:09 A historic climate rule from America’s financial regulator
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