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Nihil

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5. Toxic pollution from the natural gas industry? Pah ...

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 04:38 AM

Mar 2013

> After 11 days of cleanup operations and investigations, the source and precise
> contents of the toxic spill remain a mystery.

If only it had a mildly radioactive element in it then there would be some attention
paid but merely contaminating land, water, air (+ people's futures)? Meh ...

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"Natural-gas liquid is gushing near a Colorado creek, and nobody can figure out how to stop it" [View all] limpyhobbler Mar 2013 OP

Creek spill is 'status quo', company says. Some locals unhappy about lack of public notification limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #1

Obviously caused by too much government regulation! Scuba Mar 2013 #2

I'm a stanch supporter of efforts to staunch any toxic stench. nt wtmusic Mar 2013 #3

Got a match? pscot Mar 2013 #4

Toxic pollution from the natural gas industry? Pah ... Nihil Mar 2013 #5

Radioactive toxins are magically more dangerous than fossil fuel toxins. hunter Mar 2013 #6