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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExxon says no oil in Lake Conway, biologist disagrees
These oil-covered snakes were pulled from the lake. A biologist will be on the local news in about ten minutes to dispute Exxon's claim that there is no oil in Lake Conway.
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Exxon says no oil in Lake Conway, biologist disagrees (Original Post)
Cannikin
Apr 2013
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,525 posts)1. I do not believe a word that lying Exxon says......EVER.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)2. Oil companies and nuclear power companies have one thing in common
and it isn't concern for Mother Earth.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,525 posts)3. You got that right. n/t
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)4. Oh, my dear Peggy--
You are so mistrustful. What did Exxon ever do to deserve this kind of umbrage from you?
(Please, PLEASE assure me I don't need a sarcasm thingie here.)
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,525 posts)6. You Do NOT need it, LOL!
There is no end to my anger and mistrust of those people!
I can be very nice......but not to them!
Brother Buzz
(36,379 posts)5. So there's no oil in Lake Conway, it's on the lake
Simple semantics, no?
I know, picky, picky, picky
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)7. This is so disturbing
I used to live minutes from Lake Conway. Just to the east of the lake is a wildlife preserve. The lake itself is very, very shallow. Would that fact mean that clean up of the lake would be easier?
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)8. Because its Dilbit? so therefore its not "oil" ???
Cannikin
(8,359 posts)9. Our GOP legislators would appreciate it..
if you called it "freedom water".