Worth reading in re the cause of this: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/8/864829/-BPs-3-strikesjail-time-now This article goes into some detail about the 2005 Texas explosion at that killed 15, and the 2006 pipeline spill in Alaska -- as well as the trifling fines levied against BP for both, and the unfortunate lack of serious regulation. It has a link to this *excellent* article in the Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/08/1620292/gulf-oil-spill-bp-has-a-long-record.html It's abundantly clear that the root causes of all these sit on the desk of BP executives, who have a decades-long record of skimping on safety whenever possible in order to line their own pockets. ---Rsk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 09 2010 - 08:24:29 PDT
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