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Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners for renewables need to be done right

8 points by PaulHoule

by floor2

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> Sometimes, communities are angry landowners hosting infrastructure will be paid, but neighbours and those further afield may not
Hilarious.
When a fossil fuel company started fracking near me, not only did I not get paid, but I also got poisoned tap water that's no longer safe to drink, earthquakes, and subsidence cracking roads and house foundations.
The double-standards are appalling. I'd rather have a solar farm or wind turbine next-door than be within 500 miles of a fracking operation or coal mine.