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300 Oils Spills in North Dakota, Public Kept in the Dark. (Original Post) Lobo27 Nov 2013 OP
North Dakota is a Republican, businessmen run state. RC Nov 2013 #1
Just another sign of the times dsteve01 Nov 2013 #2
More like farmer run state. Coyotl Nov 2013 #3
fucking corporations gopiscrap Nov 2013 #4
MUST. LOOK. FORWARD. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #5
Try not to think of it as an oil spill Chisox08 Nov 2013 #6
Do those farmers think they can steal all that oil and get away with it? bahrbearian Nov 2013 #9
The Oligarchs, Billionaires And Millionaires Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Nov 2013 #7
Profits to be made, scorched earth collateral damage...the new normal. nt mother earth Nov 2013 #8
 

RC

(25,592 posts)
1. North Dakota is a Republican, businessmen run state.
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 06:56 PM
Nov 2013

When the oil companies make money, they make money. It's not really hard to see what's wrong there.

dsteve01

(312 posts)
2. Just another sign of the times
Reply to RC (Reply #1)
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 07:02 PM
Nov 2013

that we live in a nation of corporate whores. I mean, that's the way I like to think about it. Nobody wants to shut down the local "Jerb Creator" by bringing in unwanted attention. Just another example of the human psychology in motion, people.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
3. More like farmer run state.
Reply to RC (Reply #1)
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 08:16 PM
Nov 2013

To focus that a bit, most of the business in ND is farming. The oil companies have been getting their way in Bismarck, but they feel less secure in ND than in TX about political control.

Chisox08

(1,898 posts)
6. Try not to think of it as an oil spill
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 08:18 AM
Nov 2013

It is more like free lubrication brought to you by the oil corporations.

bahrbearian

(13,466 posts)
9. Do those farmers think they can steal all that oil and get away with it?
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 03:13 PM
Nov 2013

Upon edit ; If the oils companies are just giving it out free ,the farmers are probably grateful.

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)
7. The Oligarchs, Billionaires And Millionaires Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 11:47 AM
Nov 2013

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