May 9, 2010

Big Oil makes a mess and we get to clean it up.

I look at the incredible destruction to the ecosystem and businesses in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the ongoing oil spill caused by BP and wonder…

Will the ecosystem ever be able to recover?

What will be the overall economic impact to the region?

How much will it cost to clean up?

Will BP be held accountable for the careless practices that led to the spill?


To find the answers I look back 23 years to Exxon Valdez / Alaska and realize:

The ecosystem will never fully recover in my lifetime.

The economic impact will be measured in decades and cost us billions & billions

It will cost us hundreds of millions to contain and clean up the mess.

BP will in essence be let off the hook with a small fine and a few stern words. They will not be held accountable for thier actions.

Well, after all big oil practically owns all three branches of our federal, state and local government. Why would a congressman, senator, representative or any other elected official want to piss in the Kool-Aid of the company that funded his election campaign, pays for his yacht and vacation properties and keeps all of that money flowing into his bank accounts in the Cayman Islands? The answer of course is that he wouldn’t think of upsetting big oil by making them take financial and moral responsibility for their careless actions.

So that just leaves us to clean up this mess.

What do you think?

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