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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I posted this when I saw this on another community:

This is honestly probably more of a transition jobs program for oil workers and something designed to get a few extra votes in Congress. One of the projects is in my state (Louisiana) and the politicians all stressed how it’s creating jobs in the oil producing Southwest part of the state. And the other project is in East Texas. The companies even pinky swore that at least 10% of their workforce would be former oil workers.

In the end, I see this a low risk, high reward experiment that, while obviously used for greenwashing, also builds support for a green economy in places where oil jobs are the middle class ones.

I also could see this being a way to create specialized carbon-based fuels after the transition. Hopefully, it gets cheaper than drilling and can supply whatever “fossil” fuels are still around. (The world’s militaries probably aren’t gonna switch to green hydrogen and renewables by 2040.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

This is a bit like giving serial rapists jobs watching after victims of sexual assault.

The shit states shouldn't profit from the mess they made.

Tax the states/corporations responsible, maybe give some back to workers.

Kids who died of asthma aren't getting anything out of this deal, why should oil states?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree. Outlaw petroleum extraction and then just nuke the areas that have the petroleum workers. Blame the nukes on Russia or China. No more industry, no jobs to worry about. [brushed dust off hands] Done and done.

/s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you nuked half of Texas, how could you tell which half is which?

I guess one side would have somewhat fewer epic assholes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I see this more as an attempt to sway voters who are motivated by their jobs to vote for oil friendly politicians.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Louisiana doesn’t benefit from the fucking oil industry bribing politicians, raising sea levels, industrializing coastal areas, and giving people cancer. The companies aren’t even based here. We’re just cursed to be next to Texas.

And Texans also don’t benefit from being a corrupt petrostate. The natural resource curse is real.