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The oil sands are a disaster and will be left for future generations to deal with. They have yet to clean up any of it but will point to one are they cleaned bu

by 14 3y ago

The oil sands are a disaster and will be left for future generations to deal with. They have yet to clean up any of it but will point to one are they cleaned but in reality they did not clean it. They took all the sludge and moved it to another location then buried the area in a thin layer of new soil and planted some grass and said see we can clean it up. But in reality all the waste was just moved elsewhere for another generation to deal with. Furthermore they have countless abandoned wells that need cleanup and that will never happen. The second oil becomes uneconomical these companies will bankrupt and disappear for ever leaving the mess for future generations. Just a travesty.

itsoktocry 3y ago
>The oil sands are a disaster and will be left for future generations to deal with. They have yet to clean up any of it but will point to one are they cleaned but in reality they did not clean it. They took all the sludge and moved it to another location then buried the area in a thin layer of new soil and planted some grass and said see we can clean it up. Yes, we have to dig things out of the ground to sustain our society. Oil, metals, minerals. It's not clean. We do what we can. You can insert the "we should improve society" somewhat meme all you want, but it doesn't hide that fact that the people who complain the most are just as likely to reap the rewards of all the things they hate.
- elevaet 3y ago
  The thing is the tar sands are a very high ratio or harm:benefit that we would be better off without exploiting. It's a lot like coal - we're at the point where its abundantly clear we need to get off coal for the health of the planet, and luckily many jurisdictions are doing so. Yes, we could "reap rewards" of coal, and if I happened to be living in an area that generated its power from coal I would be reaping this reward, but I would be valid in saying that we need to get off coal and switch to less polluting means of producing energy. Bitumen is analogous. We can do better.

by 14 3y ago

itsoktocry 3y ago

>The oil sands are a disaster and will be left for future generations to deal with. They have yet to clean up any of it but will point to one are they cleaned but in reality they did not clean it. They took all the sludge and moved it to another location then buried the area in a thin layer of new soil and planted some grass and said see we can clean it up. Yes, we have to dig things out of the ground to sustain our society. Oil, metals, minerals. It's not clean. We do what we can. You can insert the "we should improve society" somewhat meme all you want, but it doesn't hide that fact that the people who complain the most are just as likely to reap the rewards of all the things they hate.

elevaet 3y ago
The thing is the tar sands are a very high ratio or harm:benefit that we would be better off without exploiting. It's a lot like coal - we're at the point where its abundantly clear we need to get off coal for the health of the planet, and luckily many jurisdictions are doing so. Yes, we could "reap rewards" of coal, and if I happened to be living in an area that generated its power from coal I would be reaping this reward, but I would be valid in saying that we need to get off coal and switch to less polluting means of producing energy. Bitumen is analogous. We can do better.