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upaloopa

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10. See my post #6 below. The down side is that

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 10:49 AM

Oct 2014

oil in this country is harder to get and involves methods that are highly toxic. The methods are fracking, acidification and cyclic steam extraction. We are polluting the environment more and more to export oil so price per barrel is lower.

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A Pump War? (NY Times Thomas Friedman re: deliberate crashing of oil prices by US and Saudis) [View all] stevenleser Oct 2014 OP

No. I blame Obama. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #1

I happily do so too. This was a masterful stroke. stevenleser Oct 2014 #2

At least some of the gas buying voting type in America notice the price is down and make the Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #4

Wow - who knew? cilla4progress Oct 2014 #3

See my post #6 below. The down side is that upaloopa Oct 2014 #10

It is republicans that crash economies Skink Oct 2014 #5

To get the oil we are exporting keeping prices down upaloopa Oct 2014 #6

Which is why in my other OP today, I said we should be pursuing a renewable energy program as if stevenleser Oct 2014 #7

How many Friedman Units until this policy bears fruit? Fumesucker Oct 2014 #8

Well, the policy started Oct 3, and the Russians started pulling back from Ukraine 4 days ago... stevenleser Oct 2014 #9