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Republicans Used to Love Wind and Solar. That Romance Has Cooled. (www.nytimes.com)
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It's almost like the fact that they became practical meant that they could no longer be waved about as a delay tactic, so the right-wing press started bashing renewables.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don’t remember them ever backing wind and solar . . .

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I don't remember them backing it publicly either. However, there are plenty of farmers in TX that absolutely love wind power and all the extra income.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's about the voters' views, not the elected officials.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Not nowadays…