Trump Paralyzes the U.S. Wind Power Industry | The president, who despises wind turbines, has paused federal permits and leasing for such projects, putting company plans in limbo
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So many decisions that are bad for the USA, bad for its people, bad for its businesses, bad for its global standing and bad for the planet. And the only answer to "why?" is some childish quest by bitter men to hurt people they don't like.
Or fealty to a geopolitical enemy (Russia).
The goal is to destroy government entirely so that a fully privately owned "government" is in control instead.
It's all about personal enrichment for Trump/Elon and their friends, and it has always been that way on the right.
It's just much more blatant now than it was before Trump.
In representative democracies, every 4-5 years a government can be elected that changes policies to a totally different direction. This is a feature of the system, not a bug - so no surprise there. When the system is rotten from within, even fascists can get elected.
For me, this is one more proof that reforms don't work and systemic change is needed. As long as we (the people), don't take the decision making power in our hands, this is what we'll keep getting.
It's crazy that in the age of information we still allow our democracies to be representative. Representation still made some sense 4 decades ago, it makes no sense today.
You really going to make that argument when people still voted for the dump despite having all the information telling them its a terrible idea?
I'm old enough to remember when people had optimism that people, would, for the most part, become kinder, more intelligent if only they had access to knowledge and education. It turns out people are violent, self destructive, genocidal, but mostly selfish shitheads. I can't help but feel we have the president we deserve.
You think people are better informed now? The volume of information seems inversely proportional to the quality.
Are you arguing for direct democracy? Cause I don't even know how that would work.
I guess my question is: How can this affect a private person leasing their land to a wind power company?
They require federal permits for the installations even if its on private property.
Afaik, my supplier is one that isn't used by many in my area. Hopefully it stays that way. I live in a very red area and most people are against green energy.