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NYC_SKP

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1. Leaking for much longer. Go to this satellite view and tell me what the dark blue circles are:

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 10:09 AM

Jun 2013

Some of the underwater infrastructure dates back to the 1950s.

Google map with Port Arthur, TX, at center:

http://goo.gl/maps/7mw86

Then zoom out and not all the unnatural blue circles dotting the coastal waters from Texas to, but ending at, Florida (where there are no offshore operations, yet).

Also, please note, there are over 50,000 bore holes in the gulf alone.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8385057

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Gulf oil wells have been leaking since 2004 hurricane [View all] xchrom Jun 2013 OP

Leaking for much longer. Go to this satellite view and tell me what the dark blue circles are: NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

Dark circles: Modern airbrushing FogerRox Jun 2013 #2

Look at Santa Barbara, where there are offshore oil platforms: NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #3