RumblingRosco
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Canada has oil you say? So much that they're literally dumping it into the USA?
Shit, why'd we ever bother going to the Middle East?
Shit, why'd we ever bother going to the Middle East?
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Exxon pipeline leaks thousands of barrels of Canadian oil in Arkansas
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smokeandmirrors
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Dumb as shit conspiracy theory that I actually have little trouble actually believing.
If an American pipeline carrying Canadian oil breaks, and an American train carrying Canadian oil derails, the common theme isn't Canadian oil, it's insufficient American maintenance.
Inspect your infrastructure! Canadian oil is not magically cursed.
Next thing you know, the Golden Gate Bridge is going to fall down while a tanker truck full of Canadian oil happens to be crossing it, and you're going to blame the tanker truck.
Inspect your infrastructure! Canadian oil is not magically cursed.
Next thing you know, the Golden Gate Bridge is going to fall down while a tanker truck full of Canadian oil happens to be crossing it, and you're going to blame the tanker truck.
Puppet Shadow
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Ya, but when you add 'Canadian' to a headline, it sounds like it isn't Americans fault.
Celine Dion and Bieber? Ok... our bad.
But our cursed oil isn't to be blamed here.
These events are no coincidence. This pipeline didn't just happen to break. This train didn't just happen to derail. All signs point to foreign espionage operations. Not surprising, with so many jealous of our shale reserves and unbagged milk.
demosthenes
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Those houses look pretty nice. If they're at all smart home owners they'll be getting more than a few thousand.
smokeandmirrors
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Nah Exxon will probably sue to avoid paying like all the good job creating oil companies are doing these dyas.
Or
Maybe these people shouldn't have built houses so near an oil pipeline.
Puppet Shadow
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Pretty sure they'll drag our Prime Minister in front of congress to accept our collective shame and offer a sincere and polite apology. I just hope they fixed that oil leak in the PM's limo before he makes the drive down to Washington.
What was the first?
Also ugh. Some of that oil is going to seep into the ground water systems isn't it? I really wish we could stop using oil and other non-renewable energy sources but it simply isn't gonna happen. :/
LOL.
No. They don't have to do this. What the companies do (I dispatch fuel trucks for a living) is hold back allocation, which is the amount of supply of fuel allotted to various company accounts, which drives up the price. There is an ample supply of crude oil itself and the refineries are working fine. The holdup is on the fuel supply side. Allocation has been bad since the 20th of this month or so, and normally it doesnt have significant problems until the end of the month. they are holding supply back on purpose to start the price going up into the summer. Its bullshit.
parrotbeak
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Resource wars will have already erupted by the time we run out.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Good thing no one was crazy enough to light it on fire.... yet
If you thought pearl harbor was bad(yes it's relevent)... that will be millions time worse
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Don't forget the syrup and bagged milk
Taco_Human
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Blame Canada anyone? Que the song.
Arkansas attorney general opening investigation
This is why we didn't want this shit going directly over the Ogallala aquifer.
This is why we didn't want this shit going directly over the Ogallala aquifer.
dark_chris
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Hari Seldon
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Revenge for us hording all of their stanley cups.
acheron_xl
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This is why pipelines should be buried. That way, if they leak, it'll just invisibly leech contaminants into the groundwater instead of creating an eyesore that just bums everyone out.
PoweredBySoy
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lolol
Keystone would be great.
Well, it probably would help bring down the cost of fuel. But at what cost environmentally?
I wish I was one of those homeowners. And I'm pretty sure that this would have to be covered by Exxon. This isn't a natural disaster, it's a disaster caused by Exxon. They'll get paid.
ClassyPenguin
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I know. It's a globally traded commodity.
Also, there was an unrelated jet fuel leak in salt lake pipeline.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
They'll spend more than 1.7m to fight ever having to pay that fine.
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