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KoKo

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5. What kind of Air Pollution is Released by Bombing these Refineries?

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 07:27 PM

Sep 2014

If no one can get into repair damage or cap the oil well or pipeline does this just burn forever...releasing pollutants in the air and using up one of our world's dying natural resources?

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US-led air strikes target IS oil refineries in Syria [View all] Bosonic Sep 2014 OP

that'll leave a mark VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #1

translation... $1k oil-still hit by $100K missile quadrature Sep 2014 #2

Here's a picture of one. candelista Sep 2014 #3

ISIS has been making about 2 million dollars a day from oil revenue rollin74 Sep 2014 #4

So...now it gets exploded and is allowed to BURN OUT? How can that be KoKo Sep 2014 #6

What kind of Air Pollution is Released by Bombing these Refineries? KoKo Sep 2014 #5

I can imagine the 'west' already have the contractors lined up to profit handsomely Purveyor Sep 2014 #7

These wars have nothing to do with oil daleo Sep 2014 #8

Absolutely. ronnie624 Sep 2014 #9

The Saudis & other UAE despots really do take the concept of "brand competition" seriously ... Nihil Sep 2014 #10

and I wonder who will get the contracts to rebuild those plants? RussBLib Sep 2014 #11

What an awesome thing to do to the atmosphere! J_J_ Sep 2014 #12