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Wyoming bans conservation bidders from oil and gas lease sales - WyoFile (wyofile.com)

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You might be surprised: Hunting in the US alone generates 12 BILLION dollars a year in taxes alone (not including any other outdoor activity, license fees, or related revenue).

Public parks generate over 200 billion all by themselves every year, these are only parts of the equation too.

The more you look into it, the more you realize that, holy shit, this stuff generates a fuckton of revenue for the government (never mind all the other benefits it has).

Even if nobody gave a single fuck about the environment or humanity's future, the financial benefits alone are a very compelling argument (unless, you know, these aspects are ignored because politicians are in the pockets of oil companies)