Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners for renewables need to be done right

8 pointsposted 13 hours ago
by PaulHoule

3 Comments

floor2

12 hours ago

> Sometimes, communities are angry landowners hosting infrastructure will be paid, but neighbours and those further afield may not

Hilarious.

When a fossil fuel company started fracking near me, not only did I not get paid, but I also got poisoned tap water that's no longer safe to drink, earthquakes, and subsidence cracking roads and house foundations.

The double-standards are appalling. I'd rather have a solar farm or wind turbine next-door than be within 500 miles of a fracking operation or coal mine.

xnx

12 hours ago

> I also got poisoned tap water that's no longer safe to drink, earthquakes, and subsidence cracking roads and house foundations.

Mere "externalities" in business parlance

PaulHoule

11 hours ago

Didn't somebody in your neighborhood get paid for the underground and/or surface rights?