The following submission statement was provided by /u/Dylan-Baddour:

OP and author here. This is the future that wealthy energy executives and many public officials are working toward. Only a handful of activists showed up to protest.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/yxbe9f/4_giant_offshore_terminals_proposed_in_texas/iwnu33s/