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In reply to the discussion: White House gives blessing to partial Keystone XL construction [View all]unapatriciated
(5,390 posts)37. Yes, a scary story we have sadly experienced recently.
We are really good at forgetting our history lessons, but two years ago is not yet distant enough to be forgotten.
First they said this:
Than the injured parties sue to get justice and the courts said this.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/17/37457.htm
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2011/06/18/unbelievable-courts-rule-taxpayers-bp-transocean-liable-gulf-oil-spill-clean-costs-29071/
BP gets their ruling and starts the finger point so they can wiggle out the cost of their spill.
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-01-03/us/us_bp-halliburton-lawsuit_1_bp-and-halliburton-blowout-preventer-cameron-international-corp?_s=PM:US
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-bp-transocean-idUSTRE80Q00E20120127
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/23/us-bp-trial-idUSTRE81M1W520120223
More trials and more delays
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/bp-oil-spill-trial-settlement_n_1304403.html?ref=green
LONDON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters/Tom Bergin and Jonathan Stempel) -- The trial to decide who should pay for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been delayed by a week, to allow BP Plc to try to cut a deal with tens of thousands of businesses and individuals affected by the disaster.
Less than 24 hours before the case was set to start in a New Orleans federal court, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier pushed back the date to March 5 from February 27.
Since this is not a story, but is current news it doesn't scare you enough.
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No, the whole caravan is in, you're just hidden under the covers and can't see them yet.
saras
Feb 2012
#2
It's not the pipeline that's the problem...it's the very dirty oil they're drilling for
joeybee12
Feb 2012
#4
No oil for us, very few or no jobs, almost certain leaks, and "game over" for the climate
RufusTFirefly
Feb 2012
#9
They seemed to know it would happen, having been building/grabbing land for it
ProfessionalLeftist
Feb 2012
#12
republibrats hold their breath stomp their little feet whine and cry and potus caves. wow what a
leftyohiolib
Feb 2012
#15
a move that could shield President Obama from growing GOP attacks over the project.
leftyohiolib
Feb 2012
#17
If they build this segment, and never approve the rest of the pipeline, it will be one of the
truthisfreedom
Feb 2012
#30