[deaddodo]

2.96bln USD

So 35% of the Ute Nation's GDP vs 1.3% of the Phillipines. OP is clearly either uninformed or biased. Or just doesn't understand Tribal Sovereignty status in the US.

[Gibbon1]

Worth noting GDP is per year. Where the project cost is over the 30 year life[1] of the project. Through the magic of finance 35% becomes 1.17%.

[1] One feels that 30 life for something where components can be constantly replaced as they wear out is a misnomer.

[deaddodo]

Doing the same to the Filipino project drops it down to .35%, so the total impact is still 1/3 that of the Ute project.

Additionally, the Ute will need to weather that impact for a full 30 years, while the Filipinos will only need to for a few.