Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas
by ardy42 on Monday August 10, 2020 @01:57PM
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> No, it's very easy. Environmental regulations cost money. Lots of money. It's much more profitable to keep these externalities.
I don't think that's the whole story. You also have Zombie Reaganism, which has the Republicans reflexively aping 80s policy as the response to everything, even though it's not the 80s anymore.
Re:EPA to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas
by klyrs on Monday August 10, 2020 @10:13PM
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They've profited handsomely from Reagan's policies. That's not exclusive to Republicans either; I think dems would be quite incensed about Hunter Biden in a different political context.
I don't think that's the whole story. You also have Zombie Reaganism, which has the Republicans reflexively aping 80s policy as the response to everything, even though it's not the 80s anymore.