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Bill USA

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2. the Oil companies have done a great job with the disinformation campaign. What's really 'funny' is

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 06:32 PM

Sep 2015

how totally snookered so many people, who consider themselves environmentalists, are. They parrot oil industry shill bullshit like it was written in 'those' stone tablets, we've heard tell of. LOL! (unfortunately, we're heading rapidly toward Global Warming's "Event Threshold".

Did not know about farmers using ethanol in tractors during WWII. Better watch out, Timothy Searchinger will come and "get you" for telling people about that!

Big Oil Buys Berkeley, California's Love Affair with Big Oil, Big Oil Goes to College:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101688227

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Pretty much tells the story. Wellstone ruled Sep 2015 #1

the Oil companies have done a great job with the disinformation campaign. What's really 'funny' is Bill USA Sep 2015 #2

Gramps had a little Brew House, Wellstone ruled Sep 2015 #3

except for Valero - not one of the 'majors'- oil co's only bought ethanol plants to close them down. Bill USA Sep 2015 #4