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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I've heard / read / seen a LOT of stuff claiming a lot of shortcuts were cut, just not sure which stories to believe are totally accurate.
If anything this oil spill has taught me:
a) just HOW bad of a job the energy industry does to educate people and;
b) just HOW bad your worst case in a blowout is and;
c) an interesting lesson in business, politics, regulations and how everything is coming to a grinding halt and;
d) how important safety is when operating
it's really quite sad but... there are a lot of lessons being learned here I think. One of the more important ones being maybe society takes a more serious look at how we can live more efficiently and what other energy sources we can use safely and that are sustainable.
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All sad but true. No contingency plan says it all. Somehow I think that this is going to be just the wake up call that many individuals/companies/nations need to force the next steps to a cleaner more sustainable approach to things. Great book on just this topic :
http://www.amazon.com/Cul-Sac-Syndro.../dp/1576603202 Who cares about the billions in profits that some of these companies make when you think about the true cost of things. It will take years to make this type of shift but it has to happen.