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20. And if it doesn't?

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 01:52 PM

Mar 2012

What will ExxonMobil do to make good on its promise? Or are the jobs they're promising really going to be hazardous clean-up crew jobs when they cheap out again on the pipeline construction like they did in Alaska? Something tells me that the incredible mess the oil companies have made of the North Shore will get a little more attention when they do the exact same thing in Nebraska.

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exxon-mobil commercial...'projects like these (keystone) could create 1/2 million jobs' [View all] spanone Mar 2012 OP

I *could* be the star pitcher for the NY Yankees too Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #1

Exaggerated perhaps, But it will certainly create some jobs and that's good - nt badtoworse Mar 2012 #2

so drill baby drill eh? spanone Mar 2012 #3

I'm all for it. badtoworse Mar 2012 #12

Building a giant death ray that randomly kills people would create jobs DefenseLawyer Mar 2012 #10

You have a point? badtoworse Mar 2012 #14

exporting that oil will only increase exxon-mobil's revenues... it adds nothing. spanone Mar 2012 #15

People make money off renewables too badtoworse Mar 2012 #16

obviously spanone Mar 2012 #17

Already done. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #19

Maybe the jobs are in China? n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #4

OIL is everywhere. Amonester Mar 2012 #5

Monkeys COULD fly out my butt as well. bullwinkle428 Mar 2012 #6

Yeah, cleaning oil off of ducks. FSogol Mar 2012 #7

Well, ProSense Mar 2012 #8

precisely spanone Mar 2012 #9

No problem safeinOhio Mar 2012 #13

Batty NeverEnuff Mar 2012 #11

They'll actually create very few jobs and $14 billion in profit. Initech Mar 2012 #18

And if it doesn't? gratuitous Mar 2012 #20

When you've got a Big Ass Turbineguy Mar 2012 #21

black guy as speaker, nice touch nt msongs Mar 2012 #22