Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher than reported

Re:Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher ... by itsoktocry on Friday January 26, 2024 @10:20AM (#39143632)

>It is 63x worse than reported by an industry that has routinely lied about their impact on the climate. It is very, very possible.

It's possible, but not plausible, to me.

You can talk about those "evil oil companies", but this is 2024. It's hard to imagine them under-reporting so drastically, again, to me. What is there to gain? If this is real, it's going to be the end of them.

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Re:Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher ... by pjc50 on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:09AM (#39144243)

It's just them lying for PR. It's not something which has consequences.

> "evil oil companies", but this is 2024

Same companies, and often same people. They can keep the climate change denial going as long as they're making money from it.

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Re:Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher ... by aoeusnth1 on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:37AM (#39144590)

Why would this be the end of them, specifically? What exactly is going to happen?

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Re:Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher ... by giraffe_lady on Friday January 26, 2024 @10:42AM (#39143923)

Counterpoint: what if it would not be the end of them and they know it. What would they be willing to do then?

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Re:Air pollution over Alberta oil sands up to 6,300% higher ... by ActionHank on Friday January 26, 2024 @01:04PM (#39145695)

“I can’t imagine why anyone would tell big lies for big bags of money”

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