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In reply to the discussion: Exactly ... [View all]SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)39. Well Game Over...for the climate would be reason enough to care about this Keystone Pipeline no
matter where you reside, don't you think?
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Suppose we hire people to set fire to California. It will create jobs. Feel the same way?
yardwork
Dec 2011
#2
As stated elsewhere in this thread, the type of oil is a big problem with this particular project.
yardwork
Dec 2011
#37
I need to read more. I didn't know this was about setting fire to peoples' back yards. n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2011
#29
Yes, you need to read more. You might want to google what happens to oil when it catches fire.
yardwork
Dec 2011
#35
The head of LIUNA disputes this. So do other union heads. Do you have a cite for your claim?
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2011
#31
"Permanent US Pipeline Jobs In The US Number As Few As 50." Let's do some math, shall we?
cherokeeprogressive
Dec 2011
#33
It's a pipeline. Minor work is sitting and watching for problems. One person could watch...
Fearless
Dec 2011
#34
With gas fracking earthquakes in Oklahoma, do they really want an oil pipeline
appleannie1
Dec 2011
#17
How do you feel about the possibility of paying taxes to help keep coastal high-rise basements and
patrice
Dec 2011
#21
The FEW jobs that will come out of it WILL be under the economic pressures that it increases.
patrice
Dec 2011
#22
Just like "trickle down" and Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, neither created jobs.
KansDem
Dec 2011
#25
The jobs are not long lasting jobs either. The pipeline that went through our area last summer
jwirr
Dec 2011
#28
Well Game Over...for the climate would be reason enough to care about this Keystone Pipeline no
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2011
#39
Global Warming Impacts in California (per the CA State Attorney General's office)
NickB79
Dec 2011
#40