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TimeToEvolve

(303 posts) Mon Jan 19, 2015, 06:02 PM Jan 2015

Oil Pipeline ruptures, spilling 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/pipeline-breach-spills-oil-into-yellowstone-river/article_61ec2266-612a-5780-a0ed-dfcb8d0f9b9a.html

another day, another fossil fuel calamity.
i think i'll bike to school instead....

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Oil Pipeline ruptures, spilling 50,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River (Original Post) TimeToEvolve Jan 2015 OP

Oh, not to worry - I'm SURE the pipeline company will spare no expense in the cleanup hatrack Jan 2015 #1

The Bridger Pipeline Ruptures And The Keystone Cheerleaders Expect... Vogon_Glory Jan 2015 #2

Conservative Catholics working selves into a lather over Pope's upcoming environmental declarations Mellynjess Jan 2015 #3

hatrack

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1. Oh, not to worry - I'm SURE the pipeline company will spare no expense in the cleanup

Reply to TimeToEvolve (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 08:16 PM

Jan 2015

From desultory photo-ops with hardhats and booms to short-term table-pounding by politicians to lovely new TV and online ad campaigns, they'll leave no stone unturned in their efforts to make things right.

Vogon_Glory

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2. The Bridger Pipeline Ruptures And The Keystone Cheerleaders Expect...

Reply to TimeToEvolve (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 09:58 PM

Jan 2015

The Bridger pipeline bursts and the Keystone pipeline's cheerleaders expect us to accept their breezy assurances about their project's safety and let them build the thing.

Considering the current price of crude, it would be better for investors if the Keystone pipeline isn't built.

Mellynjess

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3. Conservative Catholics working selves into a lather over Pope's upcoming environmental declarations

Reply to TimeToEvolve (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 07:13 PM

Jan 2015

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/19/1358830/-Conservative-Catholics-working-selves-into-a-lather-over-Pope-s-upcoming-environmental-declarations

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