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

9 pointsposted 7 months ago
by PaulHoule

3 Comments

floor2

7 months 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

7 months 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

7 months ago

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