The Carlsbad plant took 12 years to turn the shovel. The environmentalists fought it administratively, locally and with the coastal commission. After they lost everywhere else, they took the project to court to re-fight the same battle.
Most companies and cities would have given up. Kudos to the company and Carlsbad for outfighting and outlasting people who don’t give a damn about human habitation.
Almost like an oil field development.