• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    There’s an enormous amount of money in renewable energy and battery manufacturing. That’s why Texas leads the nation in wind farm power and Atlanta, Georgia is getting a $4.3B investment at its Hyundai electric vehicle plant.

    But there’s also a ton of legacy infrastructure that generates enormous revenue streams. If you’ve just invested billions into our rapidly expanding oil pipeline network

    You’re not going to want us to give up on mineral extraction across the American northwest or central plains.

    This is a real clash of industries.