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Hydra

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2. The profits from dirty energy are miniscule

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 12:26 PM

Jul 2013

Compared to the environmental costs and costs to the taxpayer.

Yet somehow we got sold on the idea that this is the only option we have, AND we need to subsidize it.

...why do we let people get away with this kind of criminal behavior, and call it "good business"?

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The Rude Pundit: Photos That Make the Rude Pundit Want to Down a Handful of Vicodin ... [View all] meegbear Jul 2013 OP

He's right, we won't learn...knr joeybee12 Jul 2013 #1

The profits from dirty energy are miniscule Hydra Jul 2013 #2

Because there's still a few cents left to be sucked from the industry .... Myrina Jul 2013 #4

I am so ashamed riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #3

I am so sorry to see this navarth Jul 2013 #7

Thanks, and you have that huge 3 story high black pile of Koch petrolium coke on your water's edge riverbendviewgal Jul 2013 #8

Oh yeah, I know about it, believe me navarth Jul 2013 #13

Thank you for posting this They_Live Jul 2013 #5

What is really a crime SCVDem Jul 2013 #6

But they said they are cleaning it up? nolabels Jul 2013 #9

Plus it's still coming up. This is not a classic wellbore leak. mbperrin Jul 2013 #11

The distance oil companies would want to go to keep their bussiness model intact should not amaze nolabels Jul 2013 #12

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #10