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rsmith6621

(6,942 posts) Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:47 PM Apr 2013

I Wonder If The Arkansas Oil Pipeline Break Will Make Obama Think....

......A few more times on the Keystone pipeline??? If he doesn't VETO the bill then I say we detour it through Chicago and his neighborhood and see if that changes his mind....

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I Wonder If The Arkansas Oil Pipeline Break Will Make Obama Think.... (Original Post) rsmith6621 Apr 2013 OP

Did the BP Gulf oil spill cause him to rethink offshore drilling? Autumn Apr 2013 #1

Stopping all offshore drilling would probably be more difficult. randome Apr 2013 #2

Of course that would be difficult, but the administration did Autumn Apr 2013 #4

It won't make any difference. The fix is in. forestpath Apr 2013 #3

It might move public opinion, and that could influence the President. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #5

Autumn

(45,042 posts)

1. Did the BP Gulf oil spill cause him to rethink offshore drilling?

Reply to rsmith6621 (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:49 PM

Apr 2013

Not that I remember.

randome

(34,845 posts)

2. Stopping all offshore drilling would probably be more difficult.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:52 PM

Apr 2013

I think this will give the proponents of Keystone some pause.

Autumn

(45,042 posts)

4. Of course that would be difficult, but the administration did

Reply to randome (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:03 PM

Apr 2013

open up permits to drill in the Arctic, after the BP disaster. A spill in the Arctic, in the winter would be an epic disaster. Shell's drilling plans are at least now under review after they have had several equipment failures and safety and environmental lapses.

forestpath

(3,102 posts)

3. It won't make any difference. The fix is in.

Reply to rsmith6621 (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:59 PM

Apr 2013

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

5. It might move public opinion, and that could influence the President.

Reply to rsmith6621 (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 08:19 PM

Apr 2013

I'm very encouraged by the amount of coverage and talk there has been about this spill. Sometimes it seems like these things get totally ignored.

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