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Texas Offshore Oil Spill Involves 3 Exxon-Mobil Tankers
by Glenn Blaylock on February 7th, 2010
When are you going to start using a horse and buggy to get around, switch over to a wood for cooking and heating, candles for lighting, and, of course, give up your computer, so that you won't be supporting the evil energy industries that you hate so much.
Shill, do you realize that the incident rate of such spills has been on a very steady and significant decline for the past three decades? As new technologies and safety measures are implemented these types of incidents will continue to become rarer. However, to expect that imperfect human being will be able to eliminate accidents is totally unreasonable. The problem here is that the successful and safe deliveries of petroleum and petroleum products never makes the news. It is only the very small number of unsuccessful deliveries that get headlines. So, this gives people a warped perception of the reality of the situation.
http://www.itopf.com/_assets/documents/amop05.pdf
http://www.environmental-research.com/publications/pdf/spill_statistics/paper4.pdf
http://www.iosc.org/papers/00877.pdf
BP wants to begin drilling again. The Government is handing out drilling permits right and left. Any chance BP will get turned down?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on April 5th, 2011
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Are their people out there still afraid to eat seafood from the gulf?
by socialist22 on March 25th, 2011
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If a US gallon of gas cost 35 cents in 1960, and the same gallon cost $2.61 in 2009 how much profit is made off of $4.28 a gallon in 2011?
by Anonymous on May 15th, 2011
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Why have gasoline prices increased 24% in three weeks?
by GibsonGuy on March 8th, 2011
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The Big Five Oil Company Execs are on the hot seat in Washington explaining why they "need" tax subsidies despite record profits. Great?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on May 12th, 2011
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