Re:Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than ...
by antonvs on Thursday July 04, 2019 @11:00PM
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Thanks for implicitly conceding the point about the house analogy being inapplicable.
Also FTA:
> the study said a similar event happened during Hurricane Camille in 1969. Eleven years later, a report commissioned by the Interior Department identified areas in the gulf that were susceptible to mudslides. Mississippi Canyon 20, the site of Taylor Energy’s platform, was one of those areas.
That was years before construction of the Taylor Energy MC-20 platform began.
So, no "brilliance" is needed, just paying attention to the known information about the area, which any responsible oil company should be doing.
Taylor Energy clearly doesn't fit that category, because it hid this oil spill for six years, tried to clean it up secretly, and once discovered, repeatedly lied about the extent of the spill.
If you needed more evidence of the "greedy monster" characterization, that's it right there.
As I said, "the people involved in these decisions, and in supporting them, look like greedy monsters because that's precisely what they are. That, or ignorant stooges."
> Think before you type up a comment like that.
I'm curious what's motivating you to support such unacceptable behavior. Perhaps you react badly to the "monster" characterization because you feel attacked by it? If so, you might want to start listening to that voice of conscience, for your own mental health.
Also FTA:
> the study said a similar event happened during Hurricane Camille in 1969. Eleven years later, a report commissioned by the Interior Department identified areas in the gulf that were susceptible to mudslides. Mississippi Canyon 20, the site of Taylor Energy’s platform, was one of those areas.
That was years before construction of the Taylor Energy MC-20 platform began.
So, no "brilliance" is needed, just paying attention to the known information about the area, which any responsible oil company should be doing.
Taylor Energy clearly doesn't fit that category, because it hid this oil spill for six years, tried to clean it up secretly, and once discovered, repeatedly lied about the extent of the spill.
If you needed more evidence of the "greedy monster" characterization, that's it right there.
As I said, "the people involved in these decisions, and in supporting them, look like greedy monsters because that's precisely what they are. That, or ignorant stooges."
> Think before you type up a comment like that.
I'm curious what's motivating you to support such unacceptable behavior. Perhaps you react badly to the "monster" characterization because you feel attacked by it? If so, you might want to start listening to that voice of conscience, for your own mental health.