Mexico's wind energy farms aren't as 'clean' as you think

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In March 2023, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Oaxaca, Mexico, to discuss U.S.-Mexico collaboration over renewable energy. It was announced that the United States would commit to invest in at least 10 new wind and solar parks in the region - already one of Latin America’s top wind power hot spots.
But there’s a problem. These wind farms there have been largely constructed and run by foreign transnational corporations. Residents say that while on the surface these wind turbines are generating clean energy, they have been disrespecting communal land rights, stiffing local residents money owed for renting their land, and refusing to benefit the local community with discounted or subsidized utility rates. There are also major concerns for the local environment.
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Photos by: Michael Fox & Rosa Fox
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20 апр 2023

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@THESocialJusticeWarrior Год назад

Clean up my farm or I will cut your windmill down.

@Electro_Sabotage Год назад

Ok why is a French company putting wind turbines in Mexico? France is a little far from Mexico to farm energy.

@staceycolangelo8940 Год назад

Because they’re terrorists, like most of the west… OK, all of the west

@LlyleHunter Год назад

Profit. They’re not storing energy they’re making money from it.

@davidanalyst671 Год назад

why didn't mexico put the wind turbines there? They didn't make the investment.

@Electro_Sabotage Год назад

@@davidanalyst671 that is an even better question. The cartels have plenty of money to invest in wind energy. Maybe they should switch their focus from drugs to saving the planet…

@Electro_Sabotage Год назад

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@mairewalton5670 Год назад

Colonisation still happening. Amazing how in an effort to make clean energy, corruption is still infectious.

@naberville3305 Год назад

It's capitalism. Success is a matter of profit. Everything else is just marketing. Wind and solar aren't a climate solution. Just a profitable business.

@chaoswarriorbr Год назад

Maybe question all the corrupt politicians at federal and local levels, but obviously we should consider that we're dealing with organized crime with a political branch here.

@mikecorbeil Год назад

Sure, but the international businesses providing these wind farms are also responsible in or for the corruption. The thugs attacking the innocent Mexicans referred to in this TRNN report also work for these businesses, and these businesses should be held accountable for the pollution caused by their faulty wind mills, plus their disregard for cleaning up their environmental pollution. That disregard definitely makes these businesses guilty, rather than only the Mexican govt being guilty. Their unfair employment practices makes them additionally guilty for acting against human rights.

@soulfireonfire6423 Год назад

@@mikecorbeil Even more so paying them like they says they would gif some willingly giving up their land and to those who didn’t! From what I hit they aren’t paying anyone like they says they would, so basically they stole the land for their own wealth! And to top it all off no one in any community is seeing a reduction on their utility bills! So there ya go !

@vsiegel Год назад

I would think it is just simply a company with a not very ethical CEO and no regulations keeping him from behaving unethical.

@sparksmcgee6641 Год назад

@@mikecorbeilno they don't work for the wind company. They work for the landowners in the area that want the lease money.

@spikenomoon Год назад

Amen. Think about it. Extortion, conspiracy, numbers racket.(lottery),immunity from prosecution, It is by far the most powerful criminal family in history.

@henrycarlson7514 Год назад

So Wise , Thank You , If they are so productive , WHY are MOST of them NOT moving?

@vsiegel Год назад

Maybe they really don't do maintenance.

@davidanalyst671 Год назад

windmills only run if theres enough wind to make money genius. They don't run 24/7

@sparksmcgee6641 Год назад

Wyoming has the best cradle to grave and land restoration rules for wind farms. They have a lot of experience. They followed what they did in strip mining coal, same simple rules.

@enchantederic3792 Год назад

Wishing my old friend, Sn. De Flores, all the Love, that we are. Take good care of Oaxaca my Brother!

@WeWuzWolvez279 Год назад

Those wind turbines kill so many native birds...smh

@staceycolangelo8940 Год назад

4:00 I want one of these three wheeled vehicles… What are they called?

@davidanalyst671 Год назад

yes, genius. They are only located.... in every single country besides the USA and europe

@bobsaturday4273 Год назад

this is the typically effects of the filthy greed and corruption of corporations making a mountain of shit from what should be a fairly benign area of industry

@99-Bullets Год назад

so foreign companies bring issues to mexicos communities

@martybartfast Год назад

Would legally binding contracts help?

@davidanalyst671 Год назад

Newer models of turbines dont make as much noise. what they need to do is hire some of the poeple to work on the windfarm from the community.

@jamesmurphy9426 Год назад

We have the technology to back coal more efficient or develop new nuclear power plants that don't use uranium Wind turbines are not the solution they require constant maintenance

@davidanalyst671 Год назад

so nuclear and coal don't require maintenance. Thats your point here.

@jamesmurphy9426 Год назад

@@davidanalyst671 Would you work on wind turbines in the North Sea They require maintenance and are not recyclable New nuclear technology has made them smaller and more efficient Everything requires maintenance

@msanz87 Год назад

How much oil are these turbines dropping? I think greed is what's hurting people, the wind turbine might not be at fault here.

@jamesmurphy9426 Год назад

What happen to the current Mexican president I thought he preferred nationalizing the Engery sector similar to the lithium

@simonheaney8721 Год назад

One nuclear plant would occupy a few square miles and triple the MW output of all these wind turbines combined. Not to mention hundreds of highly skilled technical jobs. Nuclear will save humanity.

@hcbnett Год назад

Political corruption reigns

@Capoe3 Год назад

Local use of solar and wind at the place of consumption. Wind farms and solar farms are just profit centers. You can do off grid solar with or without batteries. Used solar panels are cheap. The batteries are not. Just replace the load while the sun shines.

@sparksmcgee6641 Год назад

Easy to take rent payment in power.

@christill Год назад

People will realise eventually that renewable energy is not the primary way we act on the climate breaking down. It should supplement us slashing our total energy consumption, rather than just replacing all of our current consumption.

@djinghiskhan9199 Год назад

Well it will be. The key word "renewable"

@adeptus333777 Год назад

Yup, they have everyone focused on just this one fraction of the problem. They don't want to talk about waste or micro plastics or all the shit corporations are dumping in the water ways. plus a thousand other horrific things. They definitely don't want you to talk about how the top 100 corporations are responsible for 71% of all pollution, yet the plan is to make the tax payers of the world pay for any clean up.

@christill Год назад

@@adeptus333777 The 100 corporations stat I’m not too big a fan of because at the end of the day, we consumed what they were producing. We were brainwashed to consume it by neoliberal politicians, but we still did. And most people still do excessively consume without a second thought. That’s not to say the corporations don’t deserve blame. Of course they do. But it takes two to tango as well.

@richardwebb9532 Год назад

Sounds a bit anti-humanist to me. All fine speaking from your position of privilege in a first world country economy, what about the billions earning a few dollars a day? Energy is life for them. Do you even know how much Co2 is actually in the atmosphere?? 0,4% plants die at 0,2%. Not much leeway is there?

@richardwebb9532 Год назад

@@christill we use what they produce, does not stop them cutting corners to improve their bottom line, whilst keeping their prices competitive. Billions in profit doesn't all come from sales!

@kcvriess Год назад

The true "spirit" of eco terrorism.

@luckynyaa2826 Год назад

Chemtrails and turbines. Green future

@weseethetruth158 Год назад

People have tried to explain to dummies this "green energy " isn't what they think it is.

@djinghiskhan9199 Год назад

So you didn't comprehend the video, lol.

@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712 Год назад

🦝

@anthonybriones1117 Год назад

I heard that cops can't use there emergency lights to pull you over , for a traffic stop is this true or not ?

@JJYoon-wj8yi Год назад

Kerry doesn't know jack about the environment or climate crap. So does Biden, Obama, Thunberg or Gates etc.

@serversurfer6169 Год назад

Headline: WIND FARMS ARE BAD!1 Content: capitalism is bad

@michaelrch Год назад

Yeah it would be so much better if they were just digging up oil instead... No one loses their hearing from wind turbines FFS! What is this bs...

@sparksmcgee6641 Год назад

Easy to take rent payment in electric power.

@grahammewburn Год назад

I make my own electricity with a wind generator. Clean and quiet.

@calvinclimie Год назад

Renewable energy is the future; however, corporate control is not. These turbines should be owned and operated by and benefit the local community and be scaled to their needs. Capitalism will not save us - even Green capitalism

@WeWuzWolvez279 Год назад

These turbines kill an excessive amount of native birds to the point of extinction within the next decade

@UtubeAW Год назад

Wind turbines are not the answer. CO2 is not the problem.

@djinghiskhan9199 Год назад

Burn more oil and coal huh? lol ok

@cassellone-iy5qo Год назад

@@djinghiskhan9199 You will NEVER get 100 per cent power from only solar and wind. They are always backed up by fossil fuel that can provide power 24/7. You've been duped, conned, lied to, by environmentalists you poor thing. Do yourself a favour and read 'Green murder' by geologist Ian Plimer before you next open your mouth.