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Originally Posted by woj
Yes, consumers are partially indirectly to blame for this... we all demand high quantities of cheap oil...we complain loudly when price of oil rises and this creates political pressure to minimize drilling restrictions and to allow drilling in areas such as the gulf...
it seems pretty clear to me that without high demand for oil that WE created there would be no need to drill miles below the sea level in the gulf...  |
That is absurd. BP rakes in
billions of dollars every quarter in profit... not gross,
profit. They spent exactly $0.00 on plans for exactly what is going on right now. It's not like they were some poor, overworked, understaffed company perpetually on the brink because we consumers demand so much from them. They didn't spend a single cent of that profit money towards cleanup plans or prevention plans, and they are worth more than many
nations. They couldn't even be bothered to put a
living person down as the emergency contact on their government permit. And you think consumers share blame for this?
If you wanna take that on as a part of your burden in life, be my guest. But I am not responsible in any way, shape, or form for BP destroying the planet. BP is.