The news has been littered with articles this week, trying to point the finger at different parties for the massive power outages seen in Texas, USA. While the state’s energy demand has soared through a period of extreme cold, the same factor has resulted in swathes of generator outages and a shortfall of available supply. Some climate deniers are using this as an excuse to call for more natural gas, placing the blame for the blackouts with a smaller number of frozen wind turbines, while the truth of the matter lies in the incompetence of its fossil fuel loving grid operators. In short, the real failure of Texas’ power system is a result of its crippled gas resources, a non-existent…