SMN: The Perverse Incentives of Utility Companies

Some More News

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🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Hi. Oh no! The quest for ever-growing profits has led to screwed-up priorities, corruption, and disaster in the U.S. energy industry! This is Part 3 in our series looking at how the Profit Motive creates bizarre and often grotesque incentives that push industries to do the opposite of what they should. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/20713359-better-things-are-necessary-and-possible Check out our new compilation series, CODY COMPS here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqFkH8uXvlJbGeJKUChW4VGxCMhKQ9cJ8 Please fill out our SURVEY: https://kastmedia.com/survey/ Check out our new series SOME THIS! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkJemc4T5NYbcqTbNmyH3uqutwcj8fHf3 Support us on our PATREON: http://patreon.com/somemorenews Check out our MERCH STORE: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews?ref_id=9949 SUBSCRIBE to SOME MORE NEWS: https://tinyurl.com/ybfx89rh Subscribe to the Even More News and SMN audio podcasts here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/some-more-news/id1364825229 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ebqegozpFt9hY2WJ7TDiA?si=5keGjCe5SxejFN1XkQlZ3w&dl_branch=1 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/even-more-news Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gA4sEokJZ0ma4uA0WxK8IvnoGc0jDd-U-XZy9NCc6BE/edit We Should Start Incentivizing Better Things Get an immune-supporting FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit athleticgreens.com/morenews and try AG1 today. High-performance beauty and skin-care products made with clean, skin-loving ingredients. Right now, you can get 15% off your first order when you visit thrivecausemetics.com/MORENEWS. Wildgrain is the first bake-from-frozen box for artisanal bread. Plus they have amazing rolls, pastries, and even handmade pastas. Sign up at Wildgrain.com/morenews and, for a limited time, you can get $30 off the first box PLUS free croissants in every box. Prose is the healthy hair regimen with your name all over it. Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/morenews for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off.Support the show!: http://patreon.com.com/somemorenewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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