Originally Posted by dyna mo

you're joking right? what do you think allowed the bp disaster?

The U.S. government is not alone in ceding responsibility to the oil industry for the design of key safety features on offshore rigs, a trend coming under scrutiny worldwide following the deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Across the globe, industry-driven regulation is the norm, not the exception ? and critics are calling for a re-examination of a system that puts crucial safety decisions into the hands of corporations motivated by profit.