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awoke_in_2003

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23. Big money in waste disposal...
Sat May 18, 2013, 12:46 PM
May 2013

why do you think the mafia has its fingers in it in some states?

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St. Louis Is Burning [View all] marmar May 2013 OP
This is pretty odd. If the landfill is following federally mandated guidelines ... Buzz Clik May 2013 #1
Probably grandfathered in. bluedigger May 2013 #3
Perhaps. But if they don't put a stop to the pollution, they'll be shut down. Buzz Clik May 2013 #5
you think the rule of law still matters datasuspect May 2013 #7
Try walking in front of any police station with a joint in your hand AnnetteJacobs May 2013 #16
The "law" is for the little people - smoking joints - NOT for Corps bread_and_roses May 2013 #21
I didn't know today was "Abandon All Hope" Day. Buzz Clik May 2013 #19
Follow the money. CrispyQ May 2013 #4
How could this be related to the nuclear industry? What would they have to gain? Buzz Clik May 2013 #6
The nuclear mining industry is trying to suppress Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown's new and improved... Brother Buzz May 2013 #8
So they're burning deep underground Buzz Clik May 2013 #20
i love chapman's response.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #26
If you have money... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #15
Damn. Buzz Clik May 2013 #22
Big money in waste disposal... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #23
Are human beings ever going to demand the corporate behemoths be reined in? CrispyQ May 2013 #2
People will wake up... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #14
My exact fear for the last 12 years. FiveGoodMen May 2013 #25
i had no idea this was happening Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #9
And the anti-nuke groups I was with in the seventies were mocked. freshwest May 2013 #10
Carter was the last President that gave a damn about this country. zeeland May 2013 #12
K & R MoreGOPoop May 2013 #11
so what will they do? zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #13
Yes! Yes! This is all the little guys' fault! AnnetteJacobs May 2013 #17
well, yes in a large part it zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #24
as wendell berry loved to point out.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #27
"It smells like dead bodies" siligut May 2013 #18
I was just outside of St. Charles last year, and I definitely encountered this smell. tritsofme May 2013 #28
That Rolling Stone article is filled with oddities. Buzz Clik May 2013 #29
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