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Odin2005

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8. I got stuck waiting for one of them on the way home from work, yesterday.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:35 PM

Dec 2012

I waited 8 MINUTES! All the while I worried what would happen if they blew up.

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Trains carrying more oil across US amid boom [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2012 OP

if there is so much oil why are gas prices still so high? it's being exported eh? nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

Because it's expensive to get out of the ground NickB79 Dec 2012 #2

That's only part of it, the rest is speculation. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #4

Yes, speculation does play a role in global oil trading NickB79 Dec 2012 #6

Yes its being exported 4dsc Dec 2012 #7

re:Trains carrying more oil across US amid boom allan01 Dec 2012 #3

Anyone remember John W. Snow? DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #5

I got stuck waiting for one of them on the way home from work, yesterday. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #8

whatever happened to windpower and solar power? Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #9

Cost, availability, and NIMBY FrodosPet Dec 2012 #12

Curious, how many 'mile long trains' would it take to fill a typical oil tanker? Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #10

The USA can invest the last penny into oil but hydrogen is theoretical and expensive. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #11

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