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As an American I find it endlessly amusing when Europeans poke fun at us, the history of the 21st century so far makes it almost too easy. The jokes write themselves.

But yes, Europeans should be as mad as anyone, the con of clean diesel that has been foisted upon them has killed at least a few hundred over the years.




> clean diesel…has killed at least a few hundred over the years

    [citation needed]



"Health effect estimates"

"This new study estimates that ..."


Which means people did a study, and drew some conclusions, which you reject in a comment on the internet. Do you have research that contradicts theirs? do you have concerns with their methodology?


estimates vs "has killed".


Coal plants have killed. NOx emissions have killed. Lead has killed. Nuclear waste has killed. Gamma rays have killed.

You're trying to complicate something that is very simple.


It is of course entirely possible that coal/lead/nuclear/etc. provide way more benefit than the harm, too.


Like that Puerto Rico hurricane study?


Do you have research that shows clean diesel makes people live?

Maybe you should pipe diesel to a tank containing a person, err wait not a person a money... Oh wait. Volkswagen did that.




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