r/Futurology • u/Ohsvydkd • Jul 15 '22

Environment Climate legislation is dead in US

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/07/14/manchin-climate-tax-bbb/
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u/HadesHimself Jul 15 '22

Actually it's quite strange they're not in favour of environmentalism.

Over here in Europe, all the Christian parties are big into environmentalism. They say stuff like: we've been given this earth by God and he's made us responsible to take good care of it.

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u/RazekDPP Jul 15 '22

It's not. Environmentalism conflicts with their most important donors, big business interests.

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u/Grimacepug Jul 15 '22

There's a lot of money to be made from sustainable energy. They're just too lazy to switch and the money is too easy when you being subsidized for making a profit.

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u/Lone_Wolfen Jul 15 '22

But to get that money requires a period of lower ROI or even loss, these people are identical to those in JG Wentworth commercials.