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Jul 19, 2005 | 09:15 AM

#11

CaptainMike

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A reasonable comprimise solution would probably be to hold the MTBE maunfacturers laible for sites contaminated after a certian date. i.e. a date when the evidence of the harmful nature of this product had become overwhelming.

Jul 19, 2005 | 09:49 AM

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The Raptor

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I agree. However, our legislators seem to abhor reasonable compromises.

Jul 19, 2005 | 09:51 AM

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The Raptor

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Also, MTBE is a proprietary ARCO technology and a lot of people think ARCO WITHHELD scientific withheld of MTBE health hazards from the public domain for a long time.

Jul 19, 2005 | 09:57 AM

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PeaceLove&S2K

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The Raptor,Jul 19 2005, 12:05 PM

MTBE is banned in California and some other states. It seems to be at the heart of the new energy bill. The House version (and the Bush Administration) holds MTBE manufacturers exempt from liability for site remediation, the Senate version does not. Neither side wants to compromise. I side with the Senate. I've remediated sites with MTBE contamination.

A reasonable comprimise solution would probably be to hold the MTBE maunfacturers exempt from liability for site remediation at the White House and liable everywhere else.

Jul 19, 2005 | 10:02 AM

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CaptainMike

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I was just going to say.... doesn't the Bush family have close ties with ARCO?
Nah, couldn't be, that might be some sort of conflict of interest or something.

Jul 19, 2005 | 10:06 AM

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CaptainMike

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I was President once...

Of 'The Esoteric League of Insousciant Students in Favor of Legislative Opposition to Antidisestablishmentarianism'

I was somehow able to avoid all these sticky ethical conflict of interest type problems that Pres. Bush keeps running into.

Jul 19, 2005 | 10:13 AM

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From: Pt. A to Pt. B via VTEC!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainMike,Jul 19 2005, 02:02 PM

I was just going to say.... doesn't the Bush family have close ties with ARCO?
Nah, couldn't be, that might be some sort of conflict of interest or something.

Now that would be a shocker!

NMLB

Jul 19, 2005 | 12:37 PM

#18

The Raptor

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Yeah, sort of like "I will fire any member of the White House staff who leaks confidential information..........uh, except Karl Rove."

Jul 22, 2005 | 02:15 PM

#19

luvs2k

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From: Wyndmoor

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainMike,Jul 18 2005, 09:24 PM

Here's one for you:
Pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

I believe that it the absolute longest word...so says the internet.

Here is my favorite all time long word:

Supraclavicularlymphadenopathy

I type that word on and off again. Drug names are also up there in some of the longest words.