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babsbunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 04:44 PM Original message |
Exxon faces $1 billion fine for sabotaging Texas oil wells |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Whoops |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. Exxon, we play, you pay |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Which is less then 1% of their profits. Should make them fix them all as well. nt |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nationalize the fucks nt |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. conspirator, I hear you. Ultimately that needs to be considered. |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. EXXON could kill the entire country of Japan and still get only a fine from the USA government. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Would we actually fine them for that? n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. +1 |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. If it were an individual person who had committed these crimes ... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well how the fuck do you expect them to be able to raise prices |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. In the end, the Supreme Court will reduce the fine to im guessing $10,000. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Everyone does this when they abandon wells. There's no reason to start fining people now just |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. "UP TO" Exxon-Valdez ring a bell? |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. In the time it took you to read this thread, Exxon/Mobil made 10 million in profits |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. They haven't paid for the Exxon-Valdez spill yet, have they? It's been, what, |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. Some good sweet crude in Texas, some of the highest quality oil in the USA, |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. K&R |
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