- cross-posted to:
- usa
- climate@slrpnk.net
- cross-posted to:
- usa
- climate@slrpnk.net
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20233026
Edward Carver
Sep 12, 2024
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That’s why regulation exists. Regulate the businesses to prevent pollution. Trying to get polluters to pay is like trying to get the person who opened the champagne to put the cork back in. Even if they succeed, it’s not the same.
There is another aspect to this that we have seen with banks and social media companies: Fines are just a cost of doing business.
I’m sure this will be reintroduced the next time we have the numbers to pass it.
And those that lied the most and covered up the most