Digital advocacy firms like CiviClick and Influent appear to use AI to generate mass public comments on local energy projects, mostly favoring fossil fuel use
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Public comment is becoming a programmable surface—if you’re in energy, permitting and policy risk now includes AI-boosted astroturf at municipal scale. Map where your projects rely on public hearings and assume the narrative field is already being algorithmically shaped.
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