....Yet a review of the response suggests it may be too simplistic to place all the blame for the unfolding environmental catastrophe on the oil company. The federal government also had opportunities to move more quickly, but did not do so while it waited for a resolution to the spreading spill from BP.....
This is an outrageous article. Perhaps the federal government should take over the operation of the oil rigs in USA territorial waters then. What do you say?
This is the Southern coast of the USA where no one gives a hoot about the environment EXCEPT the scientists themselves and the citizens of the states. If it were not for those two 'power' groups there would not be any ecosystems in the Southern USA. They have practically wiped out any evidence of Long Leaf Pine Forests. So there is plenty evidence to begin with that the people elected into office are completely stupid in their decision making when it comes to environmental controls of ANY nature in these states.
To top that off, the Petroleum Industry has enjoyed DECADES, if not nearly a century of UNREGULATED existence in the USA due to the product they extract from THE EARTH and used by the auto industry.
The oil industry has high levels of pollution, both air and water including such substances as sulfur and methane and about one hundred other noxious chemicals. There is a reason why dead dinosaurs are supposed to be left alone in their deep earth graves, okay?
That is ONLY the beginning.
I'll make this simple statement and then move back to the industry practices, but, the entire concept of drilling off the North American Continent East Coast is the MOST hideous idea anyone has come up with due to a million reasons, but, the primary reason is an unstable fault that exists there that 'if it slips' could cause 100 foot tsunamis along the East Coast from Maryland to Key West. AND, YES, PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CAN FACILITATE THAT INCIDENT. But, get this, because tsunamis only exist at shoreline in a destructive capacity the actual oil rigs that would be causing the 'fault to slip' could continue to do so and continue to pump out oil.
So, do I believe the Petroleum Industry is a RESPONSIBLE industry in the USA? That is like asking me if Goldman Sachs should still be in business, but, more than likely they are intertwined.
Let me make this plainly clear, NO.
"W"rong !
The only reason and I do mean only reason the industry continues to exist is because Americans don't drive electric cars YET. There is no other reason, the Petroleum Industry is the most draconian industry in the economy of the USA and this abject environmental disaster is only the beginning. The New York Times has opened Pandora's Box and it ain't going to close again.
They want this argument, then they are going to get it. The Obama Administration has been NOTHING but heroic here and the entire cost and SUPPORT to the Gulf States Economies lies with the British Petroleum, Halliburton and any other 'minorist' of contractors involved with this disaster. Complete and abject disaster. BP, Halliburton and every other contractor involved in this can now COUNT ON placing all their income into the treasures of the Gulf Coast citizens of the USA.
The entire concept that an oil rig can dig past its capacity to PROTECT the economy of the country they are operating in is one of the most IMMORAL decisions a company can ever make. That is true with the investment banks and it is true here. This has become not only an environmental issue with global implications FROM THE SPILL ALONE, but, a national security issue from the standpoint of the huge damage it has done to the USA economy. And the timing could not be worse, Perhaps the USA should simply throw its government out and turn over the country to the plutorats after all.
British Petroleum has turned the lives of citizens in the country into turmoil in a way that won't be recovered for decades, if not centuries and IF AT ALL The citizens of the Gulf Coast of the USA will do little more than confront disaster and work to recover from it forever now and that has to be funded and guess who is going to fund it? You got it, Wall Street. Because those people are going to have a life and it will be funded by the companies that did this.
Shall we just get on with this article and call it what it is, INDUSTRIAL PROPAGANDA.
Not only that but every other country on the planet needs to recognize the fact that this industry is NOT self regulating and it needs to be reviewed for unsafe practices that lead to issues of sovereignty in relation to national security. Halliburton is a grossly ill managed company along with the rest of them.
This is an outrageous article. Perhaps the federal government should take over the operation of the oil rigs in USA territorial waters then. What do you say?
This is the absolute best laugh I have had all year.
Shall we get started?
Shall we get started?
This is the Southern coast of the USA where no one gives a hoot about the environment EXCEPT the scientists themselves and the citizens of the states. If it were not for those two 'power' groups there would not be any ecosystems in the Southern USA. They have practically wiped out any evidence of Long Leaf Pine Forests. So there is plenty evidence to begin with that the people elected into office are completely stupid in their decision making when it comes to environmental controls of ANY nature in these states.
To top that off, the Petroleum Industry has enjoyed DECADES, if not nearly a century of UNREGULATED existence in the USA due to the product they extract from THE EARTH and used by the auto industry.
The oil industry has high levels of pollution, both air and water including such substances as sulfur and methane and about one hundred other noxious chemicals. There is a reason why dead dinosaurs are supposed to be left alone in their deep earth graves, okay?
That is ONLY the beginning.
I'll make this simple statement and then move back to the industry practices, but, the entire concept of drilling off the North American Continent East Coast is the MOST hideous idea anyone has come up with due to a million reasons, but, the primary reason is an unstable fault that exists there that 'if it slips' could cause 100 foot tsunamis along the East Coast from Maryland to Key West. AND, YES, PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CAN FACILITATE THAT INCIDENT. But, get this, because tsunamis only exist at shoreline in a destructive capacity the actual oil rigs that would be causing the 'fault to slip' could continue to do so and continue to pump out oil.
So, do I believe the Petroleum Industry is a RESPONSIBLE industry in the USA? That is like asking me if Goldman Sachs should still be in business, but, more than likely they are intertwined.
Let me make this plainly clear, NO.
The industry is enjoying 'carte blanc' in the way of regulation and this is PROOF if it. The industry prides itself on being environmentally prudent in ALL their practices and contributing to the USA economy by creating jobs.
The only reason and I do mean only reason the industry continues to exist is because Americans don't drive electric cars YET. There is no other reason, the Petroleum Industry is the most draconian industry in the economy of the USA and this abject environmental disaster is only the beginning. The New York Times has opened Pandora's Box and it ain't going to close again.
They want this argument, then they are going to get it. The Obama Administration has been NOTHING but heroic here and the entire cost and SUPPORT to the Gulf States Economies lies with the British Petroleum, Halliburton and any other 'minorist' of contractors involved with this disaster. Complete and abject disaster. BP, Halliburton and every other contractor involved in this can now COUNT ON placing all their income into the treasures of the Gulf Coast citizens of the USA.
The entire concept that an oil rig can dig past its capacity to PROTECT the economy of the country they are operating in is one of the most IMMORAL decisions a company can ever make. That is true with the investment banks and it is true here. This has become not only an environmental issue with global implications FROM THE SPILL ALONE, but, a national security issue from the standpoint of the huge damage it has done to the USA economy. And the timing could not be worse, Perhaps the USA should simply throw its government out and turn over the country to the plutorats after all.
British Petroleum has turned the lives of citizens in the country into turmoil in a way that won't be recovered for decades, if not centuries and IF AT ALL The citizens of the Gulf Coast of the USA will do little more than confront disaster and work to recover from it forever now and that has to be funded and guess who is going to fund it? You got it, Wall Street. Because those people are going to have a life and it will be funded by the companies that did this.
One might ask, did British Petroleum have a 'disaster plan' IN PLACE to counter such an incident?
The answer is NO.
Not only that but every other country on the planet needs to recognize the fact that this industry is NOT self regulating and it needs to be reviewed for unsafe practices that lead to issues of sovereignty in relation to national security. Halliburton is a grossly ill managed company along with the rest of them.
