In Texas, cities have residents on strict water restrictions with massive fines for violating them. Meanwhile the oil refineries in these same cities are allowed to purchase water for 30 cents per thousand gallons and can use as much water as they want.
In Corpus Christie, they’ve been in a drought for years and living under these restrictions the whole time. They’re projected to completely run out of water in just a few years and these refineries are still unrestricted. The current plan from the corrupt local government is to have the residents spend one billion dollars to build a desalination plant despite it being these 3 or 4 massive multinational oil companies who are using all of the water.
In Texas, cities have residents on strict water restrictions with massive fines for violating them. Meanwhile the oil refineries in these same cities are allowed to purchase water for 30 cents per thousand gallons and can use as much water as they want.
In Corpus Christie, they’ve been in a drought for years and living under these restrictions the whole time. They’re projected to completely run out of water in just a few years and these refineries are still unrestricted. The current plan from the corrupt local government is to have the residents spend one billion dollars to build a desalination plant despite it being these 3 or 4 massive multinational oil companies who are using all of the water.