6 Big Oil Lies about drilling for more oil


	6 Big Oil Lies about drilling for more oil

maquser

8-25-2008 12:30 PM

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ecology, environment, oil, nature, gas, fuel, energy, world, global

maquser says:

God loves the Sierra club. The resta yall are going to hell.

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are already sitting on 68 million acres of leases they aren't even
drilling. Instead of drilling there, they just want to get their hands
on the last places that are protected-our natural treasures, wildlife
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