Re:Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere
by nine_k on Sunday October 13, 2019 @03:16PM
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"Bribing communities" or "being socially responsible and improving lives of people around"?
Re:Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere
by earthscienceman on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:25PM
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As someone who has lived in Colorado for his entire life and is closely involved in local politics:
If your idea of "being socially responsible and improving lives of people around" is giving kickbacks to the local school to the tune of 0.0001% of your profit... I don't want to be part of your society. These businesses are absolutely anything but socially responsible.
Re:Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere
by Spooky23 on Sunday October 13, 2019 @04:10PM
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Since the sole purpose of the modern corporation is to maximize shareholder return, its the former.
Re:Fracking boom tied to methane spike in Earth’s atmosphere
by toofy on Sunday October 13, 2019 @03:37PM
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I’m not sure if your post was meant to challenge op’s idea or support them, but it isn’t clear to me that your statement contradicts them in anyway.
There are so many absolutely terrible things we could do which help us immensely in the short term yet ultimately lead to immense harm.
The two often go hand in hand.
Ignoring the "it creates jobs and grows the economy" argument, the oil and gas companies basically bribe communities to allow it. The town of Erie has a gorgeous new high school and rec center, and it is almost entirely paid for by fracking revenues. One of their summer festivals is heavily subsidized by the same industry.
Given that most people think of only themselves, I am not remotely surprised that fracking bans or setbacks fail at a state level here.