Customers who save on electric bills could be forced to pay utility company for lost profits • Louisiana Illuminator (lailluminator.com)

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[-] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 18 points 3 months ago

I can't wait to see the utility company being sued into the ground for attempting to extract money from its customers who didn't use their service.

What's next, MacDonald's going after health food stores?

Shell going after electric vehicle owners?

[-] Storm@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

I can't tell if you're joking or not, but those companies very much do go after people who use alternative products.

[-] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 5 points 3 months ago

And what is their success rate?

[-] Storm@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~McDonald's~~ Monsanto can sue farmers if their produce was pollinated by their copyrighted genetic strain of ~~potatoe plant~~ corn, "Jay Walker" was made up by motor companies, and Shell has spent billions on preventing alternative transportation and hiding the evidence of climate change.

I'd say their success rate is pretty high. They might not be killing people in the streets, but they are killing people.

[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

McDonald's can sue farmers if their produce was pollinated by their copyrighted genetic strain of potatoe plant

I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Monsanto.

[-] Storm@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Yeah, that's an oops from me. I'll edit my comment. Thanks!

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

Q: What happened to the GM EV-1? Or the Nissan Altra? Or the Ford Ranger EV? Or the Chrysler TEVan?

Q: What about McDonald's entire health food menu, which is basically corn syrup inside corn syrup inside some lettuce?

A: The industry didn't need to sue them into the ground. Government subsidies are set up in such a way that the products were either designed to fail (see: EV's), or a marketing exercise for liberals to feel good about their garbage choices (see: both).