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Angry Dragon

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4. None of the oil from the tar sands will stay in this country
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 02:07 AM
Nov 2012

the oil companies will own it and they will sell it on the open market
it is dirty oil
it will not help this country one bit
to make it flow through the pipes they have to add chemicals
if it spills or leaks it is much harder to clean
it will cross the aquifer in the middle of the US
if it spills there we will run out of water

add: gas prices will go up in the Mid-West

I yelled at my parents tonight... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 OP
Sorry, CalPeg. elleng Nov 2012 #1
I can't imagine you yelling at anyone. Common Sense Party Nov 2012 #2
Oh, believe me, I can! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #3
None of the oil from the tar sands will stay in this country Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #4
Thank you, my dear Angry Dragon. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #5
One thing I pointed out quakerboy Nov 2012 #6
The conflict is over how safe fracking is, among other things. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #7
Do they care about environmental issues? Because if they do, then they should sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #11
This is great! Thank you... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #13
You are both right quakerboy Nov 2012 #15
Ah, these are excellent! Thank you, my dear quakerboy! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #16
No worries. quakerboy Nov 2012 #18
That would be great, if you really feel like it. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #20
Alot of the oil coming through the pipeline won't even be used by the US. rightsideout Nov 2012 #8
That's another good way to see it. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #9
And it is a potential environmental disaster. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #10
Exactly right. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #12
Add to that Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2012 #24
I'm not the one to help you but I CERTAINLY sympathize...and Happy Birthday! Rowdyboy Nov 2012 #14
Aw, thank you, my dear Rowdyboy! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #17
You're a kind heart and those are increasingly rare these days... Rowdyboy Nov 2012 #19
... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #21
So little is worth yelling at those with whom we share such limited time Care Acutely Nov 2012 #22
Peggy yelling...is this recorded somewhere? Do. Not. Believe. Safetykitten Nov 2012 #23
Ask them to rent a copy of "Gasland". It's all they need to know. nt DCKit Nov 2012 #25
Agreed. I watched Gasland on Netflix this summer. PATXgirl Nov 2012 #26
The good leg of Keystone Pipeline (NOT XL) has pushed crude thru U.S. for close to 2-yrs now. BUT, txwhitedove Nov 2012 #27
I yelled at my mom yesterday, too. rainin Nov 2012 #28
I went through this shit with my idiot brother a while back. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #29
Poor thing. I cannot help. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #30
Oh Peggy - have them talk to Waterman, naturally Panasonic Nov 2012 #31
Tell them to watch "GASLAND" that should be enough to set them straight. nt Javaman Nov 2012 #32
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