It may not be this particular case, but I remember looking into something similar before where an oil and gas company claimed a similar reduction in emissions at one of their plants, but the fine print made clear that the number came from a device installed on only one of several exhaust towers that was only able to operate for short periods of time, and was removed shortly after getting the publicity because it was considered too expensive to maintain.
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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Don't worry about the lack of a 95% reduction, the incoming federal admin will do its utmost to deregulate anyway. Real GOOD people, the best 👍👍👍
I, for one, super trust the self reporting of the oil and gas industry.