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kgrandia

(484 posts) Sun Apr 7, 2013, 01:47 AM Apr 2013

Exxon Oil Spill in Arkansas

Great coverage here. Supposedly the only folks with a reporter on the ground for the Exxon Oil Spill in Arkansas.

This is crazy. Yet here we have Obama still stalling on the final decision of Keystone XL.

Wondering what folks are thinking about this issue. Will they approve the new pipeline?

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Exxon Oil Spill in Arkansas (Original Post) kgrandia Apr 2013 OP

Hopefully some of those affected mercymechap Apr 2013 #1

kick kristopher Apr 2013 #2

Pipeline prediction: Obama waffles. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #3

mercymechap

(579 posts)

1. Hopefully some of those affected

Reply to kgrandia (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 01:49 AM

Apr 2013

are Republicans and they will see it a bit differently, now.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

2. kick

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Sun Apr 7, 2013, 01:25 PM

Apr 2013

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

3. Pipeline prediction: Obama waffles.

Reply to kgrandia (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 01:39 PM

Apr 2013

I bet they'll kick the decision down the road, send it back for more study.

I doubt they will come out with a blunt statement like: "Building this pipeline is not in our national interest."

They'll say the companies need to go back to the drawing board, and explain their long-term maintenance plans to prevent leaks.

The emphasis for why they are delaying will be on spills, not climate.

On the other hand everything I predict is usually wrong so I wouldn't put money on it. I'm trying to be optimistic.

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