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re: Donors tied to pipelines accused of triggering blackouts gave $6.3M to Texas officials
Posted on 9/8/23 at 4:47 pm to mattz1122
Posted on 9/8/23 at 4:47 pm to mattz1122
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The Chronicle is the fairest major newspaper to the oil and gas industry. Most of its readership is connected to the industry in some way.
The reporter Chris Tomlinson is not fair to oil & gas and actually benefits personally from solar and wind energy investments.
Just some of Tomlinson’s recent articles
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Tomlinson: Texas needs to move faster to become clean, green hydrogen hub
Tomlinson: Elon Musk's move to Texas has been an epic disaster, with no end in sight
Tomlinson: Texas GOP's policies on COVID, guns, abortion and education are bad for business
He also has been pushing this over and over with multiple articles in August and September and probably more back further.
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AUGUST 24, 2023
Why Texas regulators refuse to investigate role pipelines played in 2021 blackouts
AUGUST 16, 2023
Why Texas regulators refuse to investigate role pipelines played in 2021 blackouts
AUGUST 14, 2023
Rival companies, state AGs accuse Texas pipeline operators of fraud over prices during Uri
AUGUST 11, 2023
Texas pipeline operators triggered deadly 2021 blackouts while chasing profits, lawsuit alleges
AUGUST 9, 2023
Deadly Texas blackouts during 2021 freeze were caused by greed, not the cold, lawsuits allege
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/author/chris-tomlinson/
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“(Disclosure: My wife works for a private equity firm that invests in clean energy companies, and they have projects in Texas. But my interest in climate change and energy dates back 30 years, and like most spouses, my wife will tell you she has little influence over my opinions.)” – Tomlinson
But the conflict is more than being married to a person that “works for a private equity firm that invests in clean energy companies”; his wife is a multi-millionaire rainmaker in wind and solar–the very two energies that Chris champions so completely and extensively.
Tomlinson is also trying to defend his criticism on those concerned about relying on wind and solar too much who he called “Fossil fuel-supporting Chicken Littles” right before winter 2021.
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And yes, wind and solar wounded the very grid that killed hundreds of Texans in February 2021–right after Chris himself said in one of his editorials:
“Fossil fuel-supporting Chicken Littles have done their best to spread fear of renewable energy, warning that relying on wind, solar and storage would lead to blackouts and economic devastation.”
This post was edited on 9/8/23 at 5:35 pm
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Posted on 9/8/23 at 5:15 pm to dallastigers
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My wife works for a private equity firm that invests in clean energy companies, and they have projects in Texas. But my interest in climate change and energy dates back 30 years, and like most spouses, my wife will tell you she has little influence over my opinions.)” – Tomlinson
But the conflict is more than being married to a person that “works for a private equity firm that invests in clean energy companies”; his wife is a multi-millionaire rainmaker in wind and solar–the very two energies that Chris champions so completely and extensively.
oh this is rich
remind me, why are the power grids failing in Texas again? Don't think it's those pipelines and fossil fuels is it?
Posted on 9/8/23 at 5:24 pm to dallastigers
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He’s authored two New York Times Bestsellers, “Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth” and “Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black.”
Posted on 9/8/23 at 5:41 pm to dallastigers
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Fossil fuel-supporting Chicken Littles have done their best to spread fear of renewable energy, warning that relying on wind, solar and storage would lead to blackouts
Sounds like they were correct
Posted on 9/8/23 at 7:03 pm to dallastigers
Yeah, I knew he’d be brought up anecdotally. Tomlinson is a joke. There are many more positive editorials for the industry. Editorials.
Reporting on the Chron energy page is very good and always had been.
Literally no major newspaper compares to it.
Reporting on the Chron energy page is very good and always had been.
Literally no major newspaper compares to it.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 10:42 pm to dallastigers
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Tomlinson is also trying to defend his criticism on those concerned about relying on wind and solar too much who he called “Fossil fuel-supporting Chicken Littles” right before winter 2021.
All of the climate change BS goes back to one thing: $$$$$$$$$
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