After the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, employees and volunteers working around the oil became seriously ill and many of the thousands of workers died from inhaling the toxic air and handling dispersants that contained benzene and other chemicals.
Those same chemicals are currently being used on the BP Deepwater Oil Disaster.
In the Gulf the people at risk of illness are the thousands of Louisiana fisherman rendered jobless by BP's oil spill. These fishermen have been left with no other option than to work for the same company that has taken away their livelihoods.
In BP's most recent move to avoid responsibility, the company is requiring these men and women to sign the waiver below. The waiver protects BP from being sued by their staff and volunteers for "claims and damages in connection with use of equipment connected with the Response Activities."
In other words, BP has prioritized protecting its corporate interests and pocketbook over providing medical care for injuries and illnesses stemming from those workers and families cleaning up the BP mess.
This is BP's second attempt to dodge responsibility and limit their liability. A previous BP agreement, that gave residents $5,000 in exchange for waiving their right to sue, was already struck down by Louisiana courts.
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Ramnath Subramanian: Plugging the Integrity Leak: Business Ethics and Lessons from the Mahabharata
What strikes me about the Mahabharata is the emphasis on character development and integrity before skills are bestowed. Were this rule applied in business schools today, the BP rig leak may never have happened.
Added to the above is the likelihood that ch4 dissociation caused the initial blow out, and also set off a chain reaction under the crust, blowing out older wells. Oilballs reaching the FL/TX beaches, are not from the BP well that oil is from these older wells.
So, blasting "JUNK" into the well head now poses serious risks of further destabilizing more of the ch4. I think that's why BP is holding off. They really don't know how much and where all that ch and ch4 is.
Hold onto your a--.
We know who you are. We know where you live. We know where you work.
And we be many, but you be few.'
Re income, 200 million euros in 2008 sounds like a fortune to me. As for making money from the oilspill, I guess you will try, but it will be small beer compared to what you have got from climate alarmism.