These aren't tanks at some Chevron or Sunoco refinery. These are tanks buried at the POS, i.e. a gas station. Most are over 40 years old, and far past their expected lifetime. They should have been removed before they became a problem, but I presume the parties in question abandoned the property or otherwise did not take responsibility. Therefore, the oil companies-- as experts in the area-- were contracted.
So the oil companies are profiting off POLLUTION, but not profiting off "polluting", which implies they are somehow responsible. Regardless, if they're double-dipping I find it unlikely they are doing so inadvertently and thus they're still engaging in unethical activity.
We have pets too... and hardwood floors, with requisite throw rugs in high-traffic areas. I have yet to see a vacuum that actually picks up hard debris on the hardwood (like gravel, or bits of cereal) instead of shooting it across the floor, or that cleans along the edges of a carpet instead of leaving it there or grabbing the edge of the throw rug. How about a suction control? My 1970s Hoover canister (RIP) had it... apparently, In 2014 I'm supposed to hang my rugs outside and beat them like it's 1914.
I've seen nothing about the Dysons that indicate they will do this. They do have a nice fat ball that keeps them from cleaning under any couches, though.
And your comment is the worst waste of space since Slashdot beta source code.
Your comment is a waste, because watering down the summaries to metaphors such that every reader around the world will both understand and identify with them is just another way of pandering to the lowest common denominator. If you're interested in helping Slashdot spin down the drain, incessantly demanding the elimination of every scratch of American-centric (or any country's) writing is a great way to do it.
American football is called such because the kicking game used to be more important, and the ball used to be snapped with both the foot AND the hand.
No, stock sound systems still sound horrible. Usually an upgrade is available-- the Monsoon system in my 2004 Alero sounds better than the factory systems in several cars I rented this year-- but you will probably be able to install something even better for the same price of the option.
Game shows have been pretty heavily regulated since the scandals in the 1950s. They'd have to do something obvious like change the rules, which could also hurt ratings.
Some of you have a twisted view that somehow a great portion of believers live in some Hollywood dystopia that resembles an unholy mix of "Footloose" and Jonestown.
It's funny how scared atheists are to debate anyone. it's like they're afraid they might change their minds.
Those of us who believe in science, but also believe in the free exchange of ideas, like to witness these debates. We don't dismiss the opponent. It's intellectually dishonest.
However, the creationists are not interested in being proved wrong as much as punching holes in the other side's arguments so they can say they "won" and gain legitimacy for their point of view.
Keep telling yourself that so that you don't ever have to challenge anyone. You clearly are not familiar with Ken Ham, and think he is some inbred redneck or internet troll to be easily dismissed.
Bill Nye has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell.
Ken Ham has a B.A.S. in Environmental Biology from QUT.
If anything, Ham has the superior credentials because this is related to his field of study. Of course, paper is just paper, so that's why we have these debates. I appreciate the play on his last name, but whoever rolls out the ad hominems just because he disagrees with creationism is doing himself a disservice.
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The UK is still a nanny state. NK is just the Louise Woodward of nannies.
Banning male flight attendants would be discriminatory against the gay community.
Oh, snap!
It was-- one of the worst mistakes of the Reagan admin.
... then you don't need to legislate it.
Thanks for handing over more power to your overlords, subjects.
No, it's not. Property owners were almost exclusively responsible for removing the tanks before they leaked.
Lawyers have profited off lies and hyperbole.
These aren't tanks at some Chevron or Sunoco refinery. These are tanks buried at the POS, i.e. a gas station. Most are over 40 years old, and far past their expected lifetime. They should have been removed before they became a problem, but I presume the parties in question abandoned the property or otherwise did not take responsibility. Therefore, the oil companies-- as experts in the area-- were contracted.
So the oil companies are profiting off POLLUTION, but not profiting off "polluting", which implies they are somehow responsible. Regardless, if they're double-dipping I find it unlikely they are doing so inadvertently and thus they're still engaging in unethical activity.
You just proved why the world doesn't get America. You are what you make of yourself, not what's in your DNA.
And if someone hacks your card, they blame you (because you must have given away your PIN) and you have no way to prove it.
Oh, come on. Microsoft still hasn't released a USB driver for Windows 3.1, either!
Ye gods, if I didn't know any better I'd say that was all made up gibberish on the spot. Lemote Yeedong... yeah, that's the ticket.
We have pets too... and hardwood floors, with requisite throw rugs in high-traffic areas. I have yet to see a vacuum that actually picks up hard debris on the hardwood (like gravel, or bits of cereal) instead of shooting it across the floor, or that cleans along the edges of a carpet instead of leaving it there or grabbing the edge of the throw rug. How about a suction control? My 1970s Hoover canister (RIP) had it... apparently, In 2014 I'm supposed to hang my rugs outside and beat them like it's 1914.
I've seen nothing about the Dysons that indicate they will do this. They do have a nice fat ball that keeps them from cleaning under any couches, though.
And your comment is the worst waste of space since Slashdot beta source code.
Your comment is a waste, because watering down the summaries to metaphors such that every reader around the world will both understand and identify with them is just another way of pandering to the lowest common denominator. If you're interested in helping Slashdot spin down the drain, incessantly demanding the elimination of every scratch of American-centric (or any country's) writing is a great way to do it.
American football is called such because the kicking game used to be more important, and the ball used to be snapped with both the foot AND the hand.
No, stock sound systems still sound horrible. Usually an upgrade is available-- the Monsoon system in my 2004 Alero sounds better than the factory systems in several cars I rented this year-- but you will probably be able to install something even better for the same price of the option.
That sounds like "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."
That show sucks.
By the way, all game shows are not the same.
Try reruns of the Match Game. Hoo boy...
Game shows have been pretty heavily regulated since the scandals in the 1950s. They'd have to do something obvious like change the rules, which could also hurt ratings.
A lot of vocal idiots hate smart people.
There isn't evidence for the existence of anything that predated your birth, either.
Some of you have a twisted view that somehow a great portion of believers live in some Hollywood dystopia that resembles an unholy mix of "Footloose" and Jonestown.
FTFY.
It's funny how scared atheists are to debate anyone. it's like they're afraid they might change their minds.
Those of us who believe in science, but also believe in the free exchange of ideas, like to witness these debates. We don't dismiss the opponent. It's intellectually dishonest.
Ham isn't some country preacher. He's an author and evangelist known around the world. His "congregation" is a lot of people.
You have to be old enough to be losing your hair, and "hair loss" means losing some of your hair, not all of it or even most of it.
Technically, Ford makes it two, but of course he wasn't elected to the presidency. He WAS elected to Congress.
I'm pretty sure that both participants know that an appeal to emotion is not good logic.
Keep telling yourself that so that you don't ever have to challenge anyone. You clearly are not familiar with Ken Ham, and think he is some inbred redneck or internet troll to be easily dismissed.
Bill Nye has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell.
Ken Ham has a B.A.S. in Environmental Biology from QUT.
If anything, Ham has the superior credentials because this is related to his field of study. Of course, paper is just paper, so that's why we have these debates. I appreciate the play on his last name, but whoever rolls out the ad hominems just because he disagrees with creationism is doing himself a disservice.