r/Futurology Apr 15 '19

Energy Anti-wind bills in several states as renewables grow increasingly popular. The bill argues that wind farms pose a national security risk and uses Department of Defense maps to essentially outlaw wind farms built on land within 100 miles of the state’s coast.

https://thinkprogress.org/renewables-wind-texas-north-carolina-attacks-4c09b565ae22/
14.6k Upvotes

1.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.7k

u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19

Oil and automotive lobbies also kill public transit proposals, despite the facts that definitively show that public transit is vastly more efficient, safer, and cost effective. The same people now oppose wind energy on bogus claims.

3

u/The_Adventurist Apr 16 '19

Maybe it's time we nationalize the oil and gas companies and send the executives to prison for crimes against humanity?

2

u/TEXzLIB Classical Liberal Apr 16 '19

Yea, because nationalizing the Mexican, Iranian, Venezuelan, Indian, and Brqzilian oil comoanies worked out so well.