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Re:14-year-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may be worst in ... by azinman2 on Monday October 22, 2018 @09:18PM (#18280042)
But why add to it?
Re:14-year-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may be worst in ... by Rjevski on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:41PM (#18280351)
Not saying we should add to it on purpose, but if an artificial leak is only the equivalent of 1% of the natural leaks, then it's probably not going to have any serious impact on the environment.
Re:14-year-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may be worst in ... by rbanffy on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @05:25AM (#18281937)
Still, if a company drills a hole, they should allocate the funds to cap it properly. Making that mandatory would sure help with situations like this.
Re:14-year-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may be worst in ... by Ntrails on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @06:09AM (#18282126)
Right, but claiming a thing is a planet/ecosystem defining disaster when in context it's just a bad thing from which the world will inevitably recover is just scaremongering
Re:14-year-long oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may be worst in ... by BioMeditate on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @09:09AM (#18283021)
I think it's more like I'm trying to teach my 5yr old. When you make a mess, you get to clean it up. Simple as that