Rep. Matt Rosendale | Facebook
Rep. Matt Rosendale | Facebook
Rep. Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources for the 117th Congress, said that “eliminating fossil fuels doesn't just kill good-paying American jobs, it puts our energy needs at risk. Montana families can't take that.”
He shared an opinion piece claiming that “the Biden administration’s plan to banish fossil fuels is a greater existential threat to Americans than climate change.”
The Wall Street Journal op-ed presented how eliminating coal and natural gas affects power shortages citing “gas and power prices have spiked across the central U.S. while Texas regulators ordered rolling blackouts Monday as an Arctic blast has frozen wind turbines.”
The energy emergency also proves the negative impact of eliminating fossil fuels, according to the article, noting the recent advice of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to conserve power to avoid outages.
“The power grid is becoming less reliable due to growing reliance on wind and solar, which can’t provide power 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” the article pointed out.
Public Utility Commission Chairman DeAnn Walker said that “the wind turbines are all frozen,” and they are “working already to try and ensure we have enough power” but there have been challenges with coordination.
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