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Old 01-07-2011, 07:31 AM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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Originally Posted by summers73 View Post
Strawman, meet Visvaldis.
We don't need no environmental protection.
I have a neighbor who changes the oil on his truck. He dumps the used oil into the sewer. That's a good patriotic American.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Originally Posted by Visvaldis View Post
We don't need no environmental protection.
I have a neighbor who changes the oil on his truck. He dumps the used oil into the sewer. That's a good patriotic American.
"we don't need no" - double negative. Good job there. Taking lessons from your hero Dubya?

Municipalities often have rules on dumping oil in the sewage system. FAIL.
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:41 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Originally Posted by Visvaldis View Post
We don't need no environmental protection.
I have a neighbor who changes the oil on his truck. He dumps the used oil into the sewer. That's a good patriotic American.
Be a good neighbor - report him.
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Be a good neighbor - report him.
Why?
How is this different than the wholesale pollution that will result when this governor opens up the entire state to her gas and oil benefactors?
So it's okay when businesses do it, but not okay when average citizens do it?
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:12 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Why?
How is this different than the wholesale pollution that will result when this governor opens up the entire state to her gas and oil benefactors?
So it's okay when businesses do it, but not okay when average citizens do it?
Do you like to heat your home and drive your car, without paying an arm and leg for it?

We desperately need to develop our abundant domestic natural resources.

Who says they would be polluting?
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:40 AM
 
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Why?
How is this different than the wholesale pollution that will result when this governor opens up the entire state to her gas and oil benefactors?
So it's okay when businesses do it, but not okay when average citizens do it?
Yeah, what are we thinking right? Taxes will clean up the environment. How stupid of us not to realize this!
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:46 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Originally Posted by Kirdik View Post
You can have your water and air clean without that piece of bureaucracy.
Of course! Industry would never do things like dump toxic chemicals in a river say when they have the so attractive option of paying $$$ for safe disposal. right?
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Old 01-07-2011, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Do you like to heat your home and drive your car, without paying an arm and leg for it?

We desperately need to develop our abundant domestic natural resources.

Who says they would be polluting?
Why don't you answer my questions first?
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Old 01-07-2011, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Sanrene NEVER answers questions directly. Her bosses would never let her.

Fortunately the Oil and Gas formations are not located in any part of NM that interests me. However the scheme to pump water out of the San Agustin Basin to make up for the water lost by evaporation from the Rio Grande basin is likely to be approved.
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Old 01-07-2011, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Of course! Industry would never do things like dump toxic chemicals in a river say when they have the so attractive option of paying $$$ for safe disposal. right?
From the NYT:

New Mexico - Water Pollution - The New York Times

And this lovely compilation with impact on our state:

Pollution | New Mexico Independent

But hey, what's a little arsenic in the water supply
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