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County Approves Land Rezoning For Refinery
KELO-Land News ^
| 3/11/2008
| Staff Reports
Posted on 03/11/2008 11:07:22 AM PDT by SoDak
The Union County Board of Commissioners has approved a Texas company's request to turn 3,800 acres north of Elk Point into a planned development district for a $10 billion oil refinery.
Tuesday morning's 5-0 vote on Hyperion Resources' request came eight days after about 150 people testified for and against the refinery. Opponents at the public hearing had asked the commission to take its time before approving the request.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: energy; refinery
If we can keep the prairie populists and enviro-nuts at bay, more refinery capacity is on the way in South Dakota.
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:07:22 AM PDT
by
SoDak
To: SoDak
Oil is over $108 per BARREL! Build it and the oil will come down...Drill, Drill, Drill!!!
To: SoDak
This is great news! Now let’s drill in ANWR! Let the Arabs eat their oil!
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:09:47 AM PDT
by
Islander7
("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
To: SoDak
Your grandchildren might see it finished, if then. The enviro-whackos will keep it tied up in courts for as long as it takes for the Texas company to decide that it’s not worth the effort anymore.........
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:10:06 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
To: SoDak
But what about the endangered Blue-bonnet-piddly-squat-fly- fruit-dung-dart-snail?
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:11:36 AM PDT
by
celmak
To: celmak
OOOOPS!
NOW BUILD IT!
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:17:02 AM PDT
by
WakeUpAndVote
(Pork, just bring the hot sauce!)
To: SoDak; thackney; Dog Gone; Grampa Dave; NormsRevenge; calcowgirl; ElkGroveDan; BOBTHENAILER
Didn't little Tommy Dasshole repeal all the stupid environmental laws in S.D. anyways???
Good for South Dakota and it's one brilliant county government!!! May they be more swamped in revenues than CA's uncontrolled Indian Gaming/tax the poor and ignorant system of recycling entitlement dollars "for the good of all," scheme!!!
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:17:19 AM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(Changing America to an Obamanation is good? I think NOT! A McCaination isn't a whole lot better!!!)
To: celmak
But what about the endangered Blue-bonnet-piddly-squat-fly- fruit-dung-dart-snail? With butter and garlic they would probably be good for escargot.
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:17:36 AM PDT
by
beltfed308
(Heller: The defining moment of our Republic)
To: WakeUpAndVote
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:18:16 AM PDT
by
beltfed308
(Heller: The defining moment of our Republic)
To: WakeUpAndVote
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:19:04 AM PDT
by
celmak
To: beltfed308
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:20:18 AM PDT
by
celmak
To: SoDak
Is this related to the Keystone Trans Canada pipeline project?
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posted on
03/11/2008 11:54:02 AM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
To: PA Engineer
Yeah, the two are tied together a bit. That pipeline is just about through the rezoning process too.
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posted on
03/11/2008 12:01:02 PM PDT
by
SoDak
(Anyone but Obama)
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