We've seen the result of oil money flowing into Washington and bribing political decisions.
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The disaster in the Gulf was no accident. It was the result of years of oil money buying off politicians to lead to an unregulated and ill focused addiction to oil and drilling. The doomed fate of the local fisherman and the environment were foretold in the infamous chants of "Drill, Baby, Drill."
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At least in the '80's we dimmed all the lights at night to save energy for 1.
Agreed cap and trade is stupid; simple taxes on CO2 at the source would make much more sense.
As with other major companies... Ford Motor Co comes to mind, back when they let an accountant determine that it would be less expensive to pay the claims on people killed in the exploding pinto than to fix the design problem... and they knew they'd never have to publicly admit responsibility or disclose settlements...
If BP had done a proper C/B anal they'd have seen it would have been far cheaper to spend a billion more on safety than they did... but, having worked in the oil patch (Deadhorse Alaska) I am not at all surprised they wouldn't. Safety just isn't the mindset of the people who do not actually do the work... I mean the bean counters...
See: Life Threatening Danger at http://www.aesopinstitute.org
Also, What to Do! on the same website.
This may prove to be a dire emergency! Far greater than has so far been generally understood.
Recognize the dimensions of this extraordinary set of problems! Humanity has a difficult but possible job to do!
A scientist has stated that if a thin film of oil from this geyser covers the surface of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, it will raise the temperature sufficiently to accelerate the melting of the permafrost, releasing huge additional amounts of methane and accelerating the possibility of reaching a Tipping Point.
If that occurs most life in the Northern Hemisphere may be at hazard.
Methane may have all but eliminated life on earth twice before in the history of the planet. In one case only single celled animals survived. Recovery took millions of years.
This may become the most threatening event in history.
Wise leadership will seek to confirm or refute this information. If it is accurate, we need an all out effort to do what we can to keep the oil from spreading into the Atlantic.
There is no sign that is a priority at this time.
We need much better leadership from the White House - fast!
For far more detail and information, see: What to Do at www.aesopinstitute.org
There may still be sufficient time to take significant action!
One might think if you are out to change STUPID and EVIL, the two fav words of the Left, that might be a pretty big FLASHING NEON ARROW to the first stuff you have to fix.
Surely, “The One We Have Been Waiting For" knew immediately where in Bush’s government to look the hardest, where to scrutinize, and where to scrub ferociously . But almost half Obama’s first term has passed, and an ecological disaster of epic proportions has come upon us…and it appears Obama was so appalled by Bush oil policies….that STUPID and EVIL stuff…that he never found time to correct any of them. Or impose better ones of his own.
Huh?
Looks like …Obama is ushering in the moment when bureaucrats…”begin to care for the sick”…..and good temporary census jobs “are provided to the jobless”…the ocean levels are rising with crude oil and the planet is gagging on it…. the wars continue…and Chavez, Ahmadinejad and Kim Jong-il…are still throwing verbal shoes at our Progressive Barney Fife.
Whether kissing derrières or kicking them…Obama hasn’t proven successful at either endeavor.
Nope - never happen.
We need to eliminate the automobile as the main method of transportation. Everyone who drives a car owns a piece of that oil spill. If the US wasn't running on gasoline, BP wouldn't be drilling wells in 5000 ft of water.
In Europe it is possible to get wherever you want without a car. We need a similar mass transit system. Until we get it, oil companies will have too much money and politicians will take it.
Not to mention 8 years of bush/cheney handing them the keys to the kingdom.