Sempra Ping
Sounds like either an enviro nut or an attempt at extortion. This guy doesn't think he got his share of the grease.
If you're looking to blame someone for the loss of tax revenue form this location; blame the greens.
If you're looking to blame someone for granting Mexico some control over California utility rates; blame the greens.
Its being built in Mexico because its almost impossible to permit a new plant in the US. It will feed power plants to be built on the Mexican side of the line because its almost impossible to permit a new power plant of any size in California.
The jobs, the professional experience and training, the money spent in the local economy, will all go to northern Mexico because of the legal climate in the US.
If the legal challenges being filed in Mexican courts get any traction, then Mexico will also pay a price. Not that the lawyers and politicians involved would care about that.
Sempra pulled out of the Alaska natural gas project today.