Unfortunately for those poor kids pictured, they will still be standing by the garbage dump, with no future in sight, even if they pump more oil or not. I'm sure the scene is the same in Libya. So giving them billions for solar panels will not help either. The only thing that will help them is education and that won't happen, hard to control an educated population without giving them some freedoms and rights. Maybe this is looking more like our future!
Likely brutal truth is our taxpayer cash is funneled to Angola Elite's slush funds with corrupt project oversight. My guess is that the locals will invade the projects and strip out the copper and other valuable - don't blame them.
Just think if the oil income was actually used to help the poor people there!
Yes, if a portion of it went into schools, instead of those "other elite" pockets maybe life could be more equitable, but there again you have to have good educators who are able to think for themselves.
You are right about the copper - should be a good haul from a solar plant about 1,000 miles of it for about 40 MW. No - can't blame them!
There was always corruption, but now it has become the standard norm unfortunately and I don't see that changing any time soon. More I look into wind, solar and batteries, more I see how it has corrupted our rural areas and this is a sad reflection on how low we are going. Big money dangled infront of most people is hard to resist, but there are consequences in the end.
Unfortunately for those poor kids pictured, they will still be standing by the garbage dump, with no future in sight, even if they pump more oil or not. I'm sure the scene is the same in Libya. So giving them billions for solar panels will not help either. The only thing that will help them is education and that won't happen, hard to control an educated population without giving them some freedoms and rights. Maybe this is looking more like our future!
Likely brutal truth is our taxpayer cash is funneled to Angola Elite's slush funds with corrupt project oversight. My guess is that the locals will invade the projects and strip out the copper and other valuable - don't blame them.
Just think if the oil income was actually used to help the poor people there!
Yes, if a portion of it went into schools, instead of those "other elite" pockets maybe life could be more equitable, but there again you have to have good educators who are able to think for themselves.
You are right about the copper - should be a good haul from a solar plant about 1,000 miles of it for about 40 MW. No - can't blame them!
There was always corruption, but now it has become the standard norm unfortunately and I don't see that changing any time soon. More I look into wind, solar and batteries, more I see how it has corrupted our rural areas and this is a sad reflection on how low we are going. Big money dangled infront of most people is hard to resist, but there are consequences in the end.
Fantastic post, TC!