Sweating Without Power? Follow The Money To See How Utility Firms Have Rigged The System!
Over a million Texans without power days after Beryl — USA Today
- “Hundreds of thousands of CenterPoint customers remain without power — Texas Tribune
- Jason Wells, CEO of CenterPoint Energy earns $3.9 million
- Energy industry showers Greg Abbott and Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills
- Clarence Thomas goes on luxury vacations paid for by fossil fuel billionaires
- Corrupt MAGA Supreme Court overturns the Chevron Doctrine to cripple FERC, the agency that regulates utilities
What’s the connection between you sweating without power? Utility CEOs making millions? Fossil fuel billionaires and MAGA Republicans packing the Supreme Court? Clarence Thomas taking luxury vacations paid for by billionaires? Project 2025 gutting federal agencies like FERC that regulate utilities? Follow the money with this infographic.
CenterPointless
“Over a million Houston-area CenterPoint Energy customers remained without power three long and hot days since Hurricane Beryl slammed the area. Many southeast Texas residents say they have lost their faith in CenterPoint, the region’s primary energy provider. On Wednesday, a mural popped up on the side of I‑10 at Sawyer that says “CenterPointless.” That pretty much sums up how many people feel, not about the linemen working out in the elements to get the power back on but about the system leading to the massive outage.” — ABC13
Energy industry showers Republicans with cash
“Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills. For some energy experts, the increase in donations for the officials at the close of the session looks like a reward for not passing more stringent regulations and raises questions about whether lawmakers let the oil, gas and the broader energy industry off easy for its massive failures.” — The Texas Tribune
Corrupt Supreme Court cripples Federal Agencies like FERC who protect citizens
“Supreme Court throws out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators. Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court.
The court’s 6–3 ruling on Friday overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron that has instructed lower courts to defer to federal agencies when laws passed by Congress are not crystal clear. The 40-year-old decision has been the basis for upholding thousands of regulations by dozens of federal agencies, but has long been a target of conservatives and business groups…” — AP
TakeAway: Don’t get mad. Get even. Vote for President Biden and Democrats to fix this system that billionaires have rigged with Republicans and a corrupt Supreme Court.
Deepak
DemLabs
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