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NKevros t1_iwzjsx4 wrote

Reply to comment by mynameisnotshamus in Saturday Morning email from State rep Harry Arora about increases in electricity and natural gas prices by mynameisnotshamus

Republicans love to build pipelines and assume they will solve all issues.

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mercurywaxing t1_iwzmmii wrote

“Just add another lane to the highway. That will solve it.”

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chrisexv6 t1_ix058sw wrote

"Just print more money, that will solve it"

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BoomkinBeaks t1_iwzkx08 wrote

And many of those projects are opposed by the people that live in the towns where the pipeline is supposed to go. Nimby

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RunnyDischarge t1_iwzl801 wrote

Came here to find the inevitable NIMBY post.

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BoomkinBeaks t1_iwzmapt wrote

You know if they tried to run one through your back yard, you’d go full Karen.

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RunnyDischarge t1_iwzmqg6 wrote

Rule 109: No Reddit post on politics and public policy shall proceed more than 10 posts without the proclamation of NIMBY.

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BoomkinBeaks t1_iwzn2qr wrote

Fine. Both things are annoying, but both are also true.

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Spooky2000 t1_ix03hrb wrote

>The decision appears to be a significant setback for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's push to expand the use of natural gas by Connecticut power generating facilities. Malloy's administration has been touting natural gas as a cleaner, less expensive alternative to other fossil fuels, and a way to insure reliability in New England's energy system.

Yeah, all those evil republicans in Malloy's administration...

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Myotherside t1_ix3pwzq wrote

It’s silly to think that having a blue tie keeps one from having red policies

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1234nameuser t1_iwzqtq5 wrote

To be fair, a hell of a lot people have been killed needlessly because some hypocrites would rather oil be moved by rail.

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