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As someone who grew up in SI and could smell the stench of the dump while my parents drove down amboy road as a kid, I can confirm that, even if a smell lingers

As someone who grew up in SI and could smell the stench of the dump while my parents drove down amboy road as a kid, I can confirm that, even if a smell lingers, it is far more palatableand less intense and all encompassing than it once was. While it was an active dump you could smell it for miles. It was disgusting. I’m not claiming the original dump should be forgiven, but it seems quite cynical and ineffective to tarnish what has been pretty objectively a positive environmental development for Staten Island residents. We’re not talking about a small feat either. This was one of the largest dumping grounds in the world. I don’t think the times piece is by any means suggesting that such disasters are completely reversible and that we should therefore commit more of them—it just highlights a positive turnaround project which we’ll certainly need more of in the coming years if we’re going to save the planet.

vosper 6y ago
>> nothing about that dump is an "oasis” > I can confirm that, even if a smell lingers, it is far more palatableand less intense and all encompassing than it once was Sounds like you’re in agreement with the statement that it’s far from an oasis?
pizza234 6y ago
> we’ll certainly need more of in the coming years if we’re going to save the planet. How does that contribute to saving the planet? It's as close as it gets to "sweeping the dust under the rug". This has been satirized brilliantly in the Simpsons' episode "Trash of the titans", and I'm very perplexed how, while the episode is undoubtedly horrifying, an initiative like this can be perceived as laudable.
- Craighead 6y ago
  what's the alternative to handling a giant dump then?
DoctorOetker 6y ago
>I don’t think the times piece is by any means suggesting that such disasters are completely reversible it's calling it more than reversible, it's calling it a green oasis

vosper 6y ago

>> nothing about that dump is an "oasis” > I can confirm that, even if a smell lingers, it is far more palatableand less intense and all encompassing than it once was Sounds like you’re in agreement with the statement that it’s far from an oasis?

pizza234 6y ago

> we’ll certainly need more of in the coming years if we’re going to save the planet. How does that contribute to saving the planet? It's as close as it gets to "sweeping the dust under the rug". This has been satirized brilliantly in the Simpsons' episode "Trash of the titans", and I'm very perplexed how, while the episode is undoubtedly horrifying, an initiative like this can be perceived as laudable.

Craighead 6y ago
what's the alternative to handling a giant dump then?

DoctorOetker 6y ago

>I don’t think the times piece is by any means suggesting that such disasters are completely reversible it's calling it more than reversible, it's calling it a green oasis