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To: TimF who wrote (24789)1/11/2011 2:56:04 PM
From: Road Walker1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86355
 
People shut down North American oil production -- what they're really doing is outsourcing our oil [production] to the countries in the world that are terrible in environmental protection. Take Nigeria -- thousands of toxic oil spills that will never be cleaned up.

In fact, Nigerian drillers have spilled twice as much oil over the last 50 years as American drillers, despite producing just half as much.

That's a pretty obtuse argument considering who does the drilling in Nigeria:

Shell, Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, Agip, Elf, and Texaco



To: TimF who wrote (24789)1/11/2011 3:31:26 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86355
 
Ironically, Mother Nature is dirtier than Man. Some 1 million barrels of oil enter the ocean each year naturally, seeping through the ocean floor. Every six years, that seepage exceeds the oil spilled by BP.

The oceans are over 200 Million square miles. The GOM is about 615,000 square miles. Who is this guy?


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