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OKNancy

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3. concern is warranted

Reply to rfranklin (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 07:27 AM

Mar 2012

but not over-reaction. I don't know of any spills related to all the other pipelines out of Cushing.
I would think that a look at those statistics would give a clearer picture. Ocean drilling and land-based pipelines are two different things. The first US pipeline was built over 100 years ago. It's not a new technology.

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the southern portion has nothing to do with OKNancy Mar 2012 #1

Perhaps their are some people (not Republicans) who are truly concerned and... rfranklin Mar 2012 #2

concern is warranted OKNancy Mar 2012 #3

Just a wee section of the pipeline. Nothing to see here. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #4

lol - so anyone who offers support OKNancy Mar 2012 #5

Mmmm Hmmm. Wink wink. Nudge nudge. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #6

whatever OKNancy Mar 2012 #7

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I was joking. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #9

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Waa waa what the fuck? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #13