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Grins

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15. So...they were off by about 9,000%....

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 01:25 PM

Apr 2016

Simple mistake. (One that everyone saw coming.)

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cnn: Keystone leak 90x worse than first reported [View all] spanone Apr 2016 OP

Boy you'd think you see this being reported on the national news. B Calm Apr 2016 #1

our media is no longer our watchdog....it's 'truth' for profit spanone Apr 2016 #2

You are talking about South Dakota and Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #3

The reservations out there are not corporate friendly. Is any jwirr Apr 2016 #5

Just North of the Santee and West of the Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #25

Shit. I just read that there was damage in another DU thread. jwirr Apr 2016 #32

Seems the Santee Band Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #34

Yeah, one of the things that makes me thing we are going to jwirr Apr 2016 #37

That is what is happening here in Nevada. Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #38

Argus Leader: Oil spill estimate jumps to almost 17K gallons pinboy3niner Apr 2016 #7

Who does this pipeline belong to and can they be sued for jwirr Apr 2016 #4

If it is Enbridge,that is Wellstone ruled Apr 2016 #26

Go Clinton! Katashi_itto Apr 2016 #6

Hillary Clinton's 5 takes on the Keystone Pipeline PatV Apr 2016 #23

IMO This story needed legs. Good on you CNN chknltl Apr 2016 #8

thanks, good thread!!!! spanone Apr 2016 #40

K&R 2naSalit Apr 2016 #9

This is the problem with buried pipes OnlinePoker Apr 2016 #10

I'm shocked SHOCKED! Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #11

whoa wait a minute!!!!!!!!!! Takket Apr 2016 #12

well, it IS being reported on CNN, so that's a tad of hope spanone Apr 2016 #13

Same company, different pipeline gratuitous Apr 2016 #22

...what criteria go into the political calculations of such decisions? bvar22 Apr 2016 #28

Exactly, bvar22, and in this state,it is not hard... prairierose Apr 2016 #30

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Takket Apr 2016 #29

Technically, the XL portion is only a shortcut through Montana, western South Dakota and Nebraska. RiverNoord Apr 2016 #33

Yes, we've closed the valves ... Jopin Klobe Apr 2016 #14

So...they were off by about 9,000%.... Grins Apr 2016 #15

Every single leak is initially underestimated by a factor of 10. Divernan Apr 2016 #18

^^THIS^^ Blue Dalek Apr 2016 #35

Known for huge numbers of bad welds - almost half of all welds had to be redone womanofthehills Apr 2016 #45

Yeah, CNN is reporting it...under the category CNN MONEY. C Moon Apr 2016 #16

FFS! Kittycat Apr 2016 #24

I'm saying it should be headline news, not hidden in the Money section. C Moon Apr 2016 #41

I agree. I'm just so sick of this. Kittycat Apr 2016 #42

Oh, I thought you were telling me to shut up: like I was dissecting it, too much. :) C Moon Apr 2016 #43

Of goodness no. Post away! Please Kittycat Apr 2016 #44

Oil leaks are always 100x worse than 'first reported' Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #17

Oh, but it'll never leak! Not this one. highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #19

It's always worse than they anticipate or admit at first suffragette Apr 2016 #20

Rachel Maddow reported on this last night. nt No Vested Interest Apr 2016 #21

The Republicans still trying to ram this freaking toxic boondoggle up America's keester AxionExcel Apr 2016 #27

Looks like TransCanada could use another pep talk from Hillary Clinton. RiverNoord Apr 2016 #31

Less than half the capacity of one tanker car. Brickbat Apr 2016 #36

What a fugging mess malaise Apr 2016 #39