Did I read this correctly? If you are in Arizona it doesn't matter who owns the drilling rigs; they still need to abide by our laws.
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AR I'm in Arkansas by the Haynesville shale. No they don't have to go by our rules.
That doesn't even make sense. The EPA rules apply to any waters in this nation. It doesn't matter who is doing the work, or who owns the well. A violation as blatant as you describe should result in them getting shut down immediately.
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Nope, they use out of country companies because they don't have to follow our rules. See it all the time. Mainly Chinese, Australians, Ukrainian. Talked with two fresh Ukrainian guys last week. One of them had only been here three weeks, other one a little longer. Spoke enough English we could communicate. Helped fix flat on their trailer. It's all just part of bringing us down.
That's pure BS. It doesn't matter what country they are from, our laws do apply to them while operating on US soil. For whatever reason they simply aren't being enforced.
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Pretty simple fix to that...
Impose the same rules on all companies everywhere... but we all know someone (a big American company) is making to much money and have lobbyists that won't let that happen.
Impose the same rules on all companies everywhere... but we all know someone (a big American company) is making to much money and have lobbyists that won't let that happen.
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No because the maker of the rules can choose who has to follow the rules. Same deal as a policeman can let you go or write you a ticket.
That's why I said that the rules aren't being enforced. It has nothing to do with what country that they are from. When operating on our soil they need to abide by the same laws as the rest of us.
If they really are as blatantly as bad as you say I would have no qualms about filing a complaint. That's YOUR water they are destroying, as well as any fish which live in the streams they are dumping into.
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I ended up not getting a system because it didn’t pencil out for my situation, but I didn’t want one on my roof and was considering either putting them on post mounts, or even building a useful carport type structure using panels for the roof.
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Yes they do. The state issues drilling permits with regulations and stipulations. They don’t have one permit for domestic drillers and another for foreign drillers. It sounds like lax enforcement more than anything else. Or the enforcement officers are being bribed.
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Tell a diplomat convicted of DUI that in Washington, D.C.
Or check out the new car battery plant the Chinese are proposing building in Michigan. The Chinese will be making the rules there.
You just watch & see. If that project goes through, the Chinese will have it their way.
Chinese EV battery factory planned near Big Rapids faces renewed scrutiny - Bridge Michigan
Gotion Inc. plans to break ground this summer, but questions persist about its corporate ties to the Chinese Communist Party and whether the deal presents U.S. security risks. Gotion announced plans last year to build a $2.36 billion factory in Michigan.
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It’s all about the Benjamin’s, boss. Money buys influence.
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jyoutz
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The state governments enforce the clean water act and issue drilling permits, not the federal government. The law is federal, but all states and many Indian tribes have the enforcement authority. It is delegated by the EPA to the states.
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BS
It’s pay to play.
We all know that.
I’ve seen more power/money/influence get their way with bending or breaking rules in the country than I would ever care to admit.
Diplomatic immunity is an altogether different scenario.Tell a diplomat convicted of DUI that in Washington, D.C.
Or check out the new car battery plant the Chinese are proposing building in Michigan. The Chinese will be making the rules there.
You just watch & see. If that project goes through, the Chinese will have it their way.
Chinese EV battery factory planned near Big Rapids faces renewed scrutiny - Bridge Michigan
Gotion Inc. plans to break ground this summer, but questions persist about its corporate ties to the Chinese Communist Party and whether the deal presents U.S. security risks. Gotion announced plans last year to build a $2.36 billion factory in Michigan.
It’s all about the Benjamin’s, boss. Money buys influence.
jyoutz
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It might be but the enforcement authority is at the state government level, so the pay to play is also at that level. Since there are 50 states and many tribes that have enforcement authority, I’m sure there are many different versions of “enforcement.”
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Fixed it for you!
Grumpycat
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Why will their property value go to nearly nothing? The solar farm will spoil the view they did not own?
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Isn’t that what my last sentence implied?Fixed it for you!
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That is brilliant. So rather than one eyesore you forced the tower company to build 10 eyesores.
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To get the PV tax credit one must owe at least that much in that year. The Federal government does not pay, but counts the PV tax credit toward what you owe that year.I doubt it was your $5200 that they gave to Steve. If Steve is anything like many of us he pays WAY more in federal income taxes than $5200. I think your money was used to shoot down a balloon.
If you get at $5200 tax credit but only owe $3000 then you only get $3000 of credit, the $2200 remainder is lost, no carry-over.
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