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Is it more prevalent in the renewables than in the oil and gas?
If not, maybe we should focus on the first in class before trying to cast the doubt on the best in class... Especially in the current state of the USA.
oil and gas?
and coal.
You raise a good point, though.
Agreed that oil and gas are far worse in these aspects.
Let's not succumb to whataboutism, however. These are still important issues to consider to keep green energy sources ethical and to prevent corporate corruption and greenwashing of these alternative energy sources. This should be worth considering for those interested in green energy , especially for solarpunks practicing prefigurative politics, to prevent these issues in the future.
It's not whataboutism. It's getting the priorities straight and not getting distracted by false problems.
What is raised in the article is not specific to renewables. It's pretty much generalized as soon as you have private interests.
So isolating renewables is improper and demagogic.
It’s not whataboutism. It’s getting the priorities straight and not getting distracted by false problems.
The article posted facts and supported findings. These are not "false problems" and are posted for information and discussion, not as a distraction.
What is raised in the article is not specific to renewables. It’s pretty much generalized as soon as you have private interests.
The article is specifically about issues pertaining to the industry producing and selling renewables in California, USA. I have no private issues other than the sharing of information and constructive discussions about it. A share is not necessarily an endorsement and will not be received equally by all viewers though we should be able to engage in discussions without making assumptions about other users or unnecessarily pointing fingers.
So isolating renewables is improper and demagogic.
The focus of this community is green energy and there will be posts that focus on renewables. This post is on topic and posts from others are are always welcome, provided no false information is shared and discussions don't get combative.
Wow. So many empty words. So little time. You use exactly the same fallacies as O&G PR people. So either you are one of them, or you are a useful idiot.
In any case, sharing an article without any comment is an endorsement by default.
And the articles does isolate renewables, as if none of these problems occurred in any other industry. If it is shared by other industries, then it's a social problem, not a renewables problem and the article is therefore de facto biaised.
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They point to a blend of public, private, social, and political patterns of corruption in the California solar energy market.
1. Clientelism and favoritism: Hiring friends or family over others for solar projects and unfairly allocating government contracts or permits to project developers, which in one instance led to an investigative report questioning the influence of a sexual relationship.
2. Rent-seeking and land grabbing: Redirecting public funds or lands to benefit private developers and taking communal or public land from Indigenous peoples or other groups for energy infrastructure siting.
3. Service diversion: Withholding local benefits, such as lower electricity bills, or distributing locally generated power only to higher-paying parts of the state.
4. Theft: Forceful removal of flora or cultural artifacts, or disturbing animal habitat, to build solar project sites.
5. Greenwashing: Misleading the public about a solar project's environmental benefits; using flawed environmental or cultural impact assessments to evaluate project impacts, such as pollution of nearby waterways; and overriding environmental protections to fast-track solar infrastructure expansion.
6. Tax evasion and avoidance: Not paying or underpaying taxes, or governmental authorities strategically failing to adequately allocate project funds to communities impacted by solar project development.
7. Non-transparency: Hiding, manipulating, or failing to disclose relevant or important information surrounding solar projects, such as the local economic benefits and environmental impacts.