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Ironically the Rio Grande Valley is also a major wind farm region (see https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uswtdb/viewer/#6.94/27.473/-97.63 https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/usw
by singhrac 3y ago
Ironically the Rio Grande Valley is also a major wind farm region (see https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uswtdb/viewer/#6.94/27.473/-97.63 https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uswtdb/viewer/#6.94/27.473/-97.63) but I think the profits from oil and gas in the region are still higher (at least somewhat because of LNG exports).
- alephnerd 3y agoEmployment most likely. An ONG terminal will employ more (unionized) people than Renewable repairs, and it's not like Battery companies are rushing there to train employees from scratch for a product who's entire manufacturing chain is largely automated [0] Unemployed people vote for alternatives, and it's not like the US can shoot a couple protesters or take them to a blacksite for the "greater good" I'd recommend watching For All Mankind season 3 - it touches on this point. [0] - https://www.emobility-engineering.com/automated-battery-manufacturing/ https://www.emobility-engineering.com/automated-battery-manu...