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duforsure

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2. Oil is quickly becoming like coal

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Feb 7, 2018, 08:15 AM

Feb 2018

Obsolete, and rejected as a future energy choice. Trump has created the situation where the cost of a barrel of oil has increased 50% since he took office, which helps Russia, and their economy. They don't care about the damage pollution causes, and could care less about the costs to people, or the costs they'll have with health issues from the pollution. Remember the businessman who screwed up Flint water that tuned politician? trump's doing that now on a national scale to air, water, everything he can.

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Trump Wants Offshore Drilling, but States Are Choosing Wind Energy [View all] Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 OP

You can't stop progress janterry Feb 2018 #1

Oil is quickly becoming like coal duforsure Feb 2018 #2

That's an excellent point. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #3

To be fair, wind spills are almost as devastating as oil spills IronLionZion Feb 2018 #4

The governors of every single coastal state have protested the proposed drilling Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #5

Gosh, it's almost like the states had ... I don't know ... rights, or something. eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #6