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Anyone who wanted could just bribe him into approving their projects, though. I think it more likely that he’s just petty and thinks windmills “ruin” the land for more personally profitable development usage.
Is the renewable energy industry known for its bribes and lobbying?
What money would they bribe with? An industry founded on the idea of long-term sustainability over short-term profits just isn’t gonna have the same kind of money to swing around.
Having worked on numerous large scale wind projects and seeing some of the financials, there’s definitely plenty of money to be swung around. Turbines typically pay for themselves within 2-3 years, the next 17-18 years of their lifespan have some maintenance costs, but it’s largely just profit. Owners are fiercely protective of any lost production factor, down to arguing over who’s responsible for a fractions of a percent of that lost production.
Thanks for that insight! I’m not sure there’s enough money to swing back at the oil lobby, but it’s definitely good to know that profitability isn’t a blocker in that field.
Exactly my point (scuse the lack of obvious sarcasm/rhetorical question)
Unfortunate lack of money in the “lets make the world a less shitty place” department
I got your point well enough, I just like to follow up on such rhetorical questions with answers to point out what should be obvious (but in my experience isn’t to everyone).
If a rhetorical question is a device to for monologues, that response is the equivalent in dialogues to double down on the point. I believe there’s a technical term for that type of exchange too, but I can’t recall it right now.
Ahhh I gotcha, cheers for giving the PSA then
Maybe. I think it’s more the sadistic streak towards others, inherit in many right-wing people. So “leftists” with their care for others and their “snowflake” opinions and their love of clean energy are an excellent target for their bullying.
Bribes still can’t conflict with current bribes, blackmails, and other conflicts of interests with certain special interests.
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I don’t think Trump would have any trouble taking the money from both parties and then doing whatever the fuck he felt like doing without the bribes.
Oh, he wouldn’t, but his handlers, and their donors,/blackmailers would.