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This whole thing is pretty bad
I understand the world economy needs oil, that as long as capitalist conditions exist there is no possibility really to move away from oil until it is too sparse and expensive to get... but you have to question why it is the case that BP is given a license to drill a mile under the sea when the only effective (or known to be effective) fix to a problem takes 2 to 3 months to implement.
This is the problem of an international structure where the demands or finance and capital take precedence over any social, environmental, or human need. BP dont deserve ALL the stick they are getting, but they are not helping themselves by trying to spin things and hide the real extent. The worst case scenario I have heard is 7000 barrels a day, say going on for 100 days...
Is it the end of the world? No.
Its the end of the US fishing industy on one side of the coast probably, the destruction of whole eco systems.
If you drive your car recklessly when drunk and go out of control and hit somebody, you probably would go to jail.
If endemic greed causes you to scimp on the maintenance of vital safety equipment, not invest the time and effort in strong health and safety procedures, and there is an accident that kills 11 people and pollutes half an ocean and costs billions of dollars and 1000's of local jobs... somebody should go to jail for that.
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