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Old 08-10-2004, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by benjamin
Accomplishments: Changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and made Texas the most polluted state in the Union. Replaced Los Angeles with Houston as the most smog ridden city in America.
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Old 08-10-2004, 09:04 AM
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Report from CNN April 29th 2004

Most Smog
1. Los Angeles, California


2. Visalia-Porterville, California


3. Bakersfield, California


4. Fresno, California


5. Houston, Texas

6. Merced, California


7. Sacramento, California


8. Hanford, California

9. Knoxville, Tennessee


10. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas


Most Particle Pollution
1. Los Angeles, California


2. Visalia-Porterville, California


3. Bakersfield, California


4. Fresno, California

5. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


6. Detroit, Michigan


7. Atlanta, Georgia


8. Cleveland, Ohio


9. Hanford, California


10. Birmingham, Alabama; and Cincinnati, Ohio.
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47% of all factoids are made up
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Originally Posted by RB
47% of all factoids are made up
ironic, what you just said is a factoid.
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Originally Posted by RB
47% of all factoids are made up
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Originally Posted by skabone69
ironic, what you just said is a factoid.

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Originally Posted by RB
:usa:ay ay captian, reporting for duty.
Old 08-10-2004, 09:23 AM
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Go Fresno :chuckles:
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Philly is cleaaaaaaaaaaaaaan :ugh:
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NYC not even on the list :fawk:



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