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Environment & Energy

erronis

(24,192 posts)

4. Don't hold your breath.

Reply to Mnemosyne (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 12:09 PM

Jul 2015

They'll:
- change their names,
- declare bankruptcy,
- be bought out by another company without liability,
- be granted waivers by the state,
- stall until the statue of limitations has run out or the complainants have all died/lost interest

Same as any home contractor with major faults. Ignore, deflect, and disappear.

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OK Gov Asking Feds For Earthquake Assistance $, But Somehow, It's "Awkward" To Mention Fracking [View all] hatrack Jul 2015 OP

The freaking frackers need to start paying for their destruction. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2015 #1

Don't hold your breath. erronis Jul 2015 #4

Their first choice is to pay their politicians to change the laws and/or give them immunity. Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #5

You got it. Dow still hasn't paid for Bhopal, iirc. Sickening. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2015 #10

Why doesn't she ask the gas/oil companies for earthquake assistance instead CanonRay Jul 2015 #2

That would be too awkward. arikara Jul 2015 #7

Didn't they just pass a law outlawing cities outlawing fracking? Fuddnik Jul 2015 #3

Yes she did that... and worse.... V0ltairesGh0st Jul 2015 #9

mm-hmm. Awkward. Definitely, that's a valid reason to avoid facing BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #6

Nope, no evidence to suggest these earthquakes aren't natural (yeah, right) groundloop Jul 2015 #8