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and what % of Iowa's energy is supplied by wind and sun

yep Im sure we are correcting that

An actual plan would be a paradigm shift of throwing away carbon-producing methods/actions/existence into one that doesn't.  Across the board.  A new way of living.  Simpler, and only adopting technologies that vibe in accordance with nature.
Internal-combustion engine?  Gone.  Illegal.  You get $5 for every one you turn in.  Is that aluminum can produced with no carbon footprint?  If not, boom - gone.  Now drinks are stored in hemp containers or yak bones or whatever the hell.  Radical changes are the only way.  People don't want that, so it won't happen...until it must.

You know, hippy-silly BS like that. 

So you're saying we're screwed, then?

should a 100 year storm or cold front really be figured into plans?

or maybe some other alternative be developed for such once in a lifetime extremes?

Mid-American energy is my provider in Iowa, owned by Warren Buffett

over 50% wind and solar

but, I can see the coal plant from my back porch

hopefully soon to be converted to natural gas

it's a cost analyst thing

it wasn't THAT bad last month

there was damage, broken water pipes and such

were folks hospitalized or deaths?

some steps obviously need to be taken, to minimize damage, but not all wind turbines need to be winterized for below zero temps

hell, just fly to Cancun for a week or two next time