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title: Oklahoma has vied with Texas all summer long as the hottest, driest state in the U.S.
date: 2011-09-25T00:51:39Z
modified: 2011-09-25T00:51:39Z
permalink: "https://350.org/oklahoma-has-vied-texas-all-summer-long-hottest-driest-state-us/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: so it makes sense that there was a big turnout in Oklahoma City, even if it is a hotbed of the oil industry!
wpid: 28818
author: Bill McKibben
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so it makes sense that there was a big turnout in Oklahoma City, even if it is a hotbed of the oil industry!

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