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xocet

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15. How do you want to benefit from this?

Reply to quadrature (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 11:27 AM

Oct 2013

What would be a direct enough benefit for you to justify the expense/minimal pollution?

Also, while you are at it, please tell me about a cleaner Antarctic environment.

FYI: The fuel arch holds forty-five 45,000 gallon tanks, and that is for Feb. through Nov. with some extra fuel.

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'It's heartbreaking': Shutdown could ruin years of Antarctic research [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2013 OP

Thanks for posting nt flamingdem Oct 2013 #1

There's going to be more too. ffr Oct 2013 #2

Spying on our E-mail and phone calls is more important 'cause it keeps us safe. RC Oct 2013 #4

a cleaner Antarctic environment... quadrature Oct 2013 #3

sarcasm? n/t xocet Oct 2013 #6

not at all quadrature Oct 2013 #7

"And how do I benefit?" That's a pretty revealing question. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #8

People may have already chosen sides in the climate change debate, however.... groundloop Oct 2013 #9

Peoples' minds were made up on gravity, too BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #12

you're not going to reply anymore are you snooper2 Oct 2013 #14

How do you want to benefit from this? xocet Oct 2013 #15

GOPers don't believe in science, environment, global warming, nor basic logic Iliyah Oct 2013 #5

But everything the Republicans love stays funded. /nt Ash_F Oct 2013 #10

sure the kock bro's are happy about this.. maybe this is the secret motive behind the shutdown.. BREMPRO Oct 2013 #11

Gotta wonder about that, too, TBH. n/t AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #17

Just don't cut off, BillyRibs Oct 2013 #13

That's alot of ice, hopefully it will still be there after the shutdown is over. Omnith Oct 2013 #16

Rethugs don't give a S***...don't believe in science anyway. Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #18