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It's skeptical of wind power. They try to blame, for example, the Texas blackouts a few years ago on wind power. So they're not as โ Well, address that.
It's skeptical of wind power. They try to blame, for example, the Texas blackouts a few years ago on wind power. So they're not as โ Well, address that.
The research on the Texas blackout shows that there were a bunch of causes, but one of the biggest ones was a failure of natural gas plants. It was not a problem of renewable energy like wind. And yet what we see in Project 2025 is an argument that we need to double or triple down on natural gas in order to make the U.S. energy system more resilient in their view.
The research on the Texas blackout shows that there were a bunch of causes, but one of the biggest ones was a failure of natural gas plants. It was not a problem of renewable energy like wind. And yet what we see in Project 2025 is an argument that we need to double or triple down on natural gas in order to make the U.S. energy system more resilient in their view.
The research on the Texas blackout shows that there were a bunch of causes, but one of the biggest ones was a failure of natural gas plants. It was not a problem of renewable energy like wind. And yet what we see in Project 2025 is an argument that we need to double or triple down on natural gas in order to make the U.S. energy system more resilient in their view.
I think that's right. I think it's very much a work in progress. Paul Danz, who led the effort, gave an interview to Politico recently, and he said that so far the implementation had been beyond his wildest dreams. But there is so much still to do. I think they are thinking on a much longer timescale than simply 100 days or four years.
I think that's right. I think it's very much a work in progress. Paul Danz, who led the effort, gave an interview to Politico recently, and he said that so far the implementation had been beyond his wildest dreams. But there is so much still to do. I think they are thinking on a much longer timescale than simply 100 days or four years.
I think that's right. I think it's very much a work in progress. Paul Danz, who led the effort, gave an interview to Politico recently, and he said that so far the implementation had been beyond his wildest dreams. But there is so much still to do. I think they are thinking on a much longer timescale than simply 100 days or four years.
They want to push the federal government as far to the right as they can, as quickly as they can, So they can kind of change the terms of engagement and change the shape of the playing field for the future. So for them, the Trump administration is very important, but they're thinking beyond the Trump administration to a much longer timescale.
They want to push the federal government as far to the right as they can, as quickly as they can, So they can kind of change the terms of engagement and change the shape of the playing field for the future. So for them, the Trump administration is very important, but they're thinking beyond the Trump administration to a much longer timescale.
They want to push the federal government as far to the right as they can, as quickly as they can, So they can kind of change the terms of engagement and change the shape of the playing field for the future. So for them, the Trump administration is very important, but they're thinking beyond the Trump administration to a much longer timescale.
You know, they're going to continue to work on these issues because they are the long-held issues. And I think you'll see them focusing on the things where there is the greatest unity. So on trade, I think a lot of conservatives are either going to put their heads down or else they're going to see where the winds blow.
You know, they're going to continue to work on these issues because they are the long-held issues. And I think you'll see them focusing on the things where there is the greatest unity. So on trade, I think a lot of conservatives are either going to put their heads down or else they're going to see where the winds blow.
You know, they're going to continue to work on these issues because they are the long-held issues. And I think you'll see them focusing on the things where there is the greatest unity. So on trade, I think a lot of conservatives are either going to put their heads down or else they're going to see where the winds blow.
But when you see things like family structure or a ban on abortion, those are not going to go away. They're going to continue to be focuses of advocacy for years and decades to come.
But when you see things like family structure or a ban on abortion, those are not going to go away. They're going to continue to be focuses of advocacy for years and decades to come.
But when you see things like family structure or a ban on abortion, those are not going to go away. They're going to continue to be focuses of advocacy for years and decades to come.