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Heart of U.S. Oil and Gas Industries Shut Down as Storm Approached - washingtonpost.com

Posted By mike On September 13, 2008 @ 12:08 pm In Connect the Dots, Global Warming | No Comments

[1] Heart of U.S. Oil and Gas Industries Shut Down as Storm Approached - washingtonpost.com

Galveston Island

Fire destroys homes on Galveston Island as Ike approached yesterday. About 23 percent of the nation’s oil refining capacity lies along the Texas coast. (By David J. Phillip — Associated Press)

Nuff said, I guess.


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