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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 08:31 PM
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Oil Vey: Congress Sides With Big Oil
Edited on Wed Aug-02-06 08:56 PM by Crewleader
Oil Vey: Congress Sides With Big Oil
The Senate took a vacation from common sense earlier this week when it voted 71 to 25 to expand harmful offshore drilling. Instead of relying on American ingenuity and know-how to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, the Senate decided to go with a dirty solution that puts our beaches and coastal wildlife in jeopardy.

http://www.defenders.org/releases/pr2006/pr073106.html


http://www.defenders.org/

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rubberducky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 08:39 PM
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1. As long as big oil is in charge
we will never get serious about alternatives.
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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 08:45 PM
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2. exactly
on both sides, they are major sell-outs to the environment! :mad:
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Sinti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 09:01 PM
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3. I'm shocked! - not :( n/t
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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 09:04 PM
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4. Who knew?
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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 09:13 PM
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5. You two could work on your manners.
Thanks for the kick up:

:kick:
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-02-06 09:23 PM
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6. The republican congress looked into gas price gouging too
and didn't find anything...
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