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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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Gas imports or solar panels? (media.piefed.zip)

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[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Considering that US congressmen can evidently be bought with like ten to twenty thousand bucks, or tickets to some resort, I don't understand how USians still don't have crowdfunded lobbying.

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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago

Because it would make it way too obvious that their representative are not really representing voters but only the biggest wallet around. Second is a crowdfunded lobbying would be a one shot thing, while corporate lobbying can provide a more stable "support".

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