Syncrude to Alberta: F*CK Y0 DUKZ!

[broken_legs]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1773540/

Hundreds of ducks are dead after landing in a toxic Syncrude tailings pond on Monday, igniting yet another public-relations disaster for a company and an industry that was slapped with the largest environmental penalty in Alberta court history just three days ago.

[M.alex]

poor duckies

[Cooked Rice]

They'll just keep getting fined, and keep on pumping out the oil. I don't think anyone likes the idea of mass wildlife being killed off, but that's just how business and money is.

[DayGlow]

So when are the windmills in southern Alberta going to be investigated?

[themack89]

$3mil HAHA... Thats chump change for a company like Syncrude. Oh Canada.

R.I.P. Duckies.

[bjstare]

Originally posted by DayGlow
So when are the windmills in southern Alberta going to be investigated?

haha noo shit. Just because tailings ponds are big and yucky, people think all oil is bad. Heaven forbid we lose a few ducks here and there for the greater good of the economy and providing jobs for thousands of people. And what about all the ducks that get killed hunting (for fun)?

[JfuckinC]

They should just bring out some hunters and shoot any duck that gets near their ponds lol

[bjstare]

^Problem solved. haha

[jjmac]

Originally posted by JfuckinC
They should just bring out some hunters and shoot any duck that gets near their ponds lol

LOL

[gretz]

Originally posted by JfuckinC
They should just bring out some hunters and shoot any duck that gets near their ponds lol

lol... I've got lots of buddies that would gladly save the ducks from a toxic demise

[sillysod]

Apparently they flew into some ice (no lie) onboard de-icing systems must have failed. haha.

Next Syncrude is going to have to get a de-icing truck setup so birds can make the flight in ice.

[gretz]

They should be more concerned with cats and powerlines...

[Cos]

I bet you could hire a few hunters at 50k a year (drunks, retirees) and spend that $3,000,000 and take care of anything that gets near the ponds not just the ducks.

Dont get me wrong it is sad to see animals killed this way, it is obvious how a duck could be mistaken, however I dont see anyone offering a solution.

[revelations]

Could someone in the industry tell me why a large mesh/net cover has not been placed over these massive chemical lakes already?

[Feruk]

$3 Million? Haha the lawyers probably cost twice that if not more. What a joke. If the government wants oilsands companies to actually take this seriously, make them pay a REAL penalty. Proposition: $100K per duck. Otherwise I don't even see the point of the government pretending they care.

Also, they don't use mesh/nets because they instead rely on sound cannons. Typically quite effective.

[DayGlow]

Originally posted by Feruk
$3 Million? Haha the lawyers probably cost twice that if not more. What a joke. If the government wants oilsands companies to actually take this seriously, make them pay a REAL penalty. Proposition: $100K per duck. Otherwise I don't even see the point of the government pretending they care.

Also, they don't use mesh/nets because they instead rely on sound cannons. Typically quite effective.

But why are birds' lives only important in the context of the oil industry? Or should every business face the same penalty for a dead bird? How many birds a year are killed at the airport to protect planes? How many bird strikes a year happen with buildings downtown? The list can keep going, but what is the point?

If this is truly about protecting birds then there are a lot larger fish to fry than what happens up in the oil sands. Or is this about dirty evil oil? If so then a little intellectual honesty should be expected from the people complaining about it.

[DayGlow]

Originally posted by revelations
Could someone in the industry tell me why a large mesh/net cover has not been placed over these massive chemical lakes already?

My guess is that you'll have birds dying from being tangled in the mesh vs dying in the ponds.

[roopi]

Originally posted by revelations
Could someone in the industry tell me why a large mesh/net cover has not been placed over these massive chemical lakes already?

Never heard of this before?

[Sugarphreak]

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[msommers]

And bats.

But in all fairness, just because it's worse somewhere else doesn't make it ok. Why not have hunters setup shop which would help feed the camps? Is there a smell or frequency that can be put in place to deter wildlife from entering the area?

It's not like Syncrude is going to get shut down but I do think something needs to be done to at least alleviate the wildlife from getting killed.