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PufPuf23

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6. No large oil spill is acceptable.

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 04:01 AM

Oct 2017

But this oil spill is way less in scale and type than Deepwater Horizon.

The oil spilled is only about 0.2% of the Deepwater Horizon (or one five hundredth).

This incident was a pipeline problem, not an uncontrolled oil well blow out as was Deepwater Horizon.

I am kind of surprised actually that this is the biggest US oil spill since Deepwater Horizon.

By no means am I suggesting that oil spills are acceptable or that Trump et al favor reduction of measures meant to decrease the risks.

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What about that HUGE OIL SPILL in the Gulf of Mexico??? Not a single follow up in [View all] diva77 Oct 2017 OP

Nothing to see here folks. Move along. Go read a Tweet or something. Stonepounder Oct 2017 #1

This fell off the front page in record time. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #2

Dont upset Tillersons empire. arthritisR_US Oct 2017 #3

You do realize one of the next regulations trump will Doreen Oct 2017 #4

I mentioned that yesterday - this is major news and I saw nothing reported Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #5

The only reason I heard about this was because of your post on Oct. 17 diva77 Oct 2017 #10

No large oil spill is acceptable. PufPuf23 Oct 2017 #6

The solution is simple - ashling Oct 2017 #7

This is why we need to burn more coal. pwb Oct 2017 #8

republican corporate "values" in action Achilleaze Oct 2017 #9