I was thinking about the cozy relationship between oil companies and “climate” organizations. Petroleum is a major funder of the “climate” loonies. It looks corrupt, and it should annoy the “climate” loonies, but it’s actually normal.
Extractive industries usually pay tribute in one way or another. It’s not a nuisance, it’s the basic cost of the raw material. Oil is the last of the major extractors, so it came along when the property was already owned. Oil started paying tribute to the native tribes and to the governments of Okla and Texas. Ad Valorem taxes are a major source of income for those states.
In the modern arrangement, oil pays protection money to the “climate” noisemakers and receives a quiet wink and nod in return. Under all the crazy noise, oil is larger than ever before.
Avista continues building new natural gas lines in the crazy states where governors and legislatures pass endless promises to eliminate natural gas. Avista wouldn’t spend hundreds of millions if it knew that the promises were real.
Back to the original question. Why aren’t the “climate” loonies annoyed by the cozy relationship? Why don’t they notice it and instantly divest? Because their leaders are profiting from the racket.
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Agriculture started differently, so it’s not accustomed to paying tribute. In earlier centuries the feudal lords WERE the government. They owned the farms and forests. They were the racketeers, not the payers. Agriculture doesn’t pay Ad Valorem taxes or tribute to the tribes.
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