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Re:France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors by jeromegv on Thursday February 10, 2022 @05:06PM (#30293360)
Lots of NIMBY anti-development people would consider themselves environmentalist. They are in fact conservatives people that would rather keep the status quo and are against free market for housing and want their assets to inflate to insane prices.
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Re:France to Build Six New Nuclear Reactors by goodpoint on Thursday February 10, 2022 @05:29PM (#30293621)
Unsurprisingly.

Moreover, politicians passed unpopular laws e.g. ecotaxes or bans and direct blame onto "environmentalists".

It can be a powerful tactic to drive a wedge between general population and "environmentalists". Ultimately to protect certain companies.

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