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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:19 PM Original message |
Why downplaying the oil spill by comparing it to much bigger ones is naive. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree, but the Ixtoc was in the Gulf as well |
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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. We will see what happens when it hits the coasts. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm no fan of comparisons when it comes to catastrophe |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. Deepwater is sitting on top of 10s of millions of barrels |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Spill? |
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howard112211 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yeah, your right. Just following the common terminology. |
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chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. The difference is that this is not a "spill." |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. Last time I looked |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. So you are claiming that the Mississippi Delta is more special than the Niger Delta? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. But the big location issue is: 5000 FEET DOWN! |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. So's the flip exercise. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-04-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. There's a lot of territory between "big deal" and "extinction event" n/t |
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