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Zyxomma's avatar

Of course, tar sands sludge doesn't belong anywhere NEAR drinking or irrigation water, but since the Ogallala Aquifer is being pumped out much faster than it's being replenished, maybe it won't even be there to be trashed. #WaterKeeper

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Sarah Smith's avatar

Actually, one of my friends has a business of going around the nation cleaning up oiled birds and animals. She's constantly on the road with her rig--a semi with animal cleaning stations in the trailer. We can hardly get together for lunch there's so many damn leaks all over the country.

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Sarah Smith's avatar

It remains to be sheen.

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mailman27's avatar

Reluctant upvote:(

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Under Il Douche, that counts toward the national economy. Nebraska's elected officials will be pumping their "campaign contributions" into the economy as well, so it's a win-win proposition.(Unless, of course, you live in Wisconsin, but fuck those people, right?)

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

"Because money is more important than people."

FIFY.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

If the pipeline is as good as their whiskey, we’re all good and fucked.Also. Too.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Comes in by Keystone pipeline, goes out by tanker. A dozen jobs, at best. You can, in fact, explain it: money. Specifically, more money for the already rich.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Republicans are Vogon agents??That explains a lot.Hell, that explains everything.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Who cares, if there's a buck to be made?

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

So, not like NYC at all.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

"Will that count for 5 times the votes?"

No, it will count as one vote . . . for the Refucklicans. Sleep well, dumbshits.

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Perry made me do it Jesterpunk's avatar

Can you tell everyone who sat on their ass last year instead of voting in the election that please? (I was making fun of them by the way with my comment)

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Axomamma's avatar

Except that once Trump's done with our environmental laws, there won't be a federal government to pay for cleanup. I hope you don't think states will do it. How long have residents of Flint, Michigan been without potable water?

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Heyzeus Ahchay's avatar

“pipeline safety is a federal responsibility and should not factor in the state decision.”

Does that mean when the pipeline ruptures, the oil is only going to spill in the federal and not in the state?

At least it was 3-2 and not 5-0, indicating that not everyone in Nebr-nebr land is an idiot.

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Heyzeus Ahchay's avatar

No need to worry. With decades of having pesticides, herbacides, and acres of cow and pig shit leaching into the ground water, no one will notice the taste of a little oil.

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