This just sounds like nimbyism dressed up as anticapitalist sentiment. Of course climate change is driving new business opportunities and economic development. Of course we’re going to continue expanding resource extraction. You want scooters and cell phones? You want electricity and plumbing? You don’t want a factory or construction site in your backyard, sure, but that’s not a criticism that’s just a whine.
This just sounds like nimbyism dressed up as anticapitalist sentiment. Of course climate change is driving new business opportunities and economic development. Of course we’re going to continue expanding resource extraction. You want scooters and cell phones? You want electricity and plumbing? You don’t want a factory or construction site in your backyard, sure, but that’s not a criticism that’s just a whine.