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RageFurnace404 t1_its0ft0 wrote

If any of these are private companies, shut them down immediately.

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Hopsblues t1_its5kfv wrote

Well, give them a chance to address the issue.

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donkeylipsh t1_its7seq wrote

Depends. If these are existing regulations that they've failed to comply with, then they already had their chance.

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ZHammerhead71 t1_itsw0cp wrote

Oh? You failed your smog test on your car? To jail with you. Auction the car. You failed to comply with the existing regulations, you had your chance.

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but-imnotadoctor t1_ittzo6r wrote

Was I criminally negligent in modifying my car? Did I intentionally ignore a clear problem, or do a piss poor job managing it? What if I totally absolve myself by selling my car with a known problem to a separate legal entity from myself, that's still under my control, and have that legal entity declare bankruptcy so I don't suffer any of the penalties?

What a fucking straw man argument.

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Naschen t1_itu17bt wrote

More like your car is missing parts that it should have on it and you've been avoiding getting it tested for years.

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Alpine_Z28 t1_itsh22c wrote

So you're going to give nationalized methane polluters a pass?

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juan2141 t1_itt4htb wrote

Maybe just fine them and give them a chance fix the problem.

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Alpine_Z28 t1_ittdex3 wrote

Yeah good luck getting the likes of China, India and Saudi Arabia to pay up for that 😂

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9babydill t1_ittduod wrote

>According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), landfill gas (LFG) comprises 17.7 percent of all U.S. methane emissions. Landfill methane in 2011 accounted for 103 million metric tonnes of carbon equivalent released into the atmosphere. Methane is a short-lived climate pollutant with significant warming potential, and over a 20 year period, one ton of methane causes 72 times more warming than one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2).

do you compost your food instead of contributing to methane release in landfills?

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RageFurnace404 t1_ituwks9 wrote

I do compost my food waste, yes. I also make sure to purchase as little single-use plastic as possible, and re-use plastic containers as much as possible (I have a whole cabinet just for leftover boxes I've saved. Use them for gifts and storing small items around the house).

How much food does ConAgra waste in a given day I wonder that doesn't go to landfills, hmmm? Any other stupid questions you want to ask?

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