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Old 05-28-2010, 05:40 AM   #98
Griff
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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla View Post
It is interesting that petroleum is generally measured in barrels. Yet this spill is being invariably publicized in US news outlets in gallons. 42 gallons to the barrel. Is someone trying to make it sound bigger or something?
Never once have I heard the spill described in gallons. This spill is not a media invention, it is a crime.
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