“Proof once again that you can’t do business in this state. The commies and their friends in the courts thwart every effort.”
The environmental laws give the left standing to sue over political issues. The left was unhappy that the political process allowed permits for expansion and modernization. The political process should decide about the permits, not the left using the court system.
The environmental laws have made environmentalists into the fifth branch of government. Environmentalists can ignore the political, using the courts to thwart issues that should be made by the party in power.
The power of the environmentalists is one important reason that I am pessimistic about future energy supplies and production. Even if conservatives gain control of government, environmentalists cannot be stopped. Overriding the power given to the environmentalists through new legislation is impossible. Democrats can compromise on energy and just watch environmentalists due their bidding.
"Overriding the power given to the environmentalists through new legislation is impossible."