It very true that we operate with a "out of sight, out of mind" mentality, particularly here in the western world. Oil companies don't deal with many of the spill scenarios they create well enough simply because they aren't being held accountable. Social responsibility should be a requirement for corporations.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latest-news/africas-oil-sp...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/niger-delta-b...
It very true that we operate with a "out of sight, out of mind" mentality, particularly here in the western world. Oil companies don't deal with many of the spill scenarios they create well enough simply because they aren't being held accountable. Social responsibility should be a requirement for corporations.
But do I really care? I drive a small SUV.
(answer: of course I still care!)