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Pickens: This is a sad accident that happened but this is, you know, an unusual case but there've been others like this so I think way too much is being made of the... of the oil that's being... that's coming out there in the Gulf. All of that will get cleaned up and we'll be back... we'll be back to normal, the world hasn't changed because of this blowout.
T. Boone Pickens: 'Way Too Much is Being Made of the Oil That's Coming Out There in the Gulf, All of That Will Get Cleaned Up'
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Has T. Boone Pickens lost his mind or what!?
- 5 votes
#1 - Sun May 2, 2010 5:23 PM EDTNot at all...
Given that he's also the manager of the hedge fund BP Capital, why does anyone in the media treat him as some unbiased commenter on the subject of this spill? From their site:
- 5 votes
This is the same guy who's bought up thousands of acres of water rights; preparing for the global privatization of water. He's made his fortune in fossil fuels which have now reached it's peak, and has moved on to the next great monopoly; water.
- 4 votes
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Lamar McKay is putting the blame on "a failed piece of equipment."
- 2 votes
#2 - Mon May 3, 2010 8:06 AM EDTregardless of the cause, it is now the clean-up that needs to take place and BP IS RESPONSIBLE as the owner of the rig. So mr. mckay needs to just shut his trap and open the wallet.
- 3 votes
While driving to work this morning I was listening to Diane Rehm Show and according to her guests, we may never learn what caused the spill. I suspect chairman Lamar McKay may be just perpetuating a cover-up.
- 3 votes
#3 - Mon May 3, 2010 4:38 PM EDTLet's hope the "transparency" kicks in. Both in and out of the Gulf.
- 2 votes
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