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The irony of billionaires who made their money through fracking saying they have a 'responsibility to the land' is I hope not lost on anyone. In either case, w
by fzeroracer 7y ago
The irony of billionaires who made their money through fracking saying they have a 'responsibility to the land' is I hope not lost on anyone.
In either case, we're seeing a lot of previously public property essentially turn private and the results never seem to work out that well. From beaches being closed to retirees being pushed out of their homes, this sort of large-scale property ownership shifting seems to result in a net negative for the local community.
- dillonmckay 7y agoWhat beaches are being closed?
- nsnick 7y agoMartin's Beach, closed by Vinod Khosla. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/technology/california-beach-access-khosla.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/technology/california-bea...
- ericd 7y agoOne datapoint doesn't make a trend, though.
- maxxxxx 7y agoIn Malibu they also try to close access to the beach with fake security guards and signs.
- nsnick 7y agoPila'a Beach closed by Mark Zuckerberg https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/17/mark-zuckerberg-hawaii-estate-kauai-land-rights-dispute https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/17/mark-zuckerb...
- catacombs 7y agoThree occurrences make a trend. And rich people buying up land near beaches and closing to the public has been happening more frequently that past few years.
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