Research on oil spills and who's at fault
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the fault of 'extreme environmentalists' who protested against oil companies drilling on land. As quoted by Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor also said that if campaigners weren't successful in prohibiting land based oil exploration in the U.S, companies like BP would not have to resort to deep-sea drilling and the oil spill disaster would never have happened.
Apparently, the BP incident had caused a major blow to the natural environment and the marine creatures living in the nearby waters. Should the companies be allowed to drill oil on land, would this oil spill been prevented? For me, it's a no.
Quoted from The NewYork Times,
The Coast Guard has officially named both BP and Transocean as “responsible parties” in the incident.....Some experts have suggested shoddy cement work at the drill site as one possible cause of the blowout(leading to the oil spill)....Another question in the most recent accident is why a device aboard the Deepwater Horizon, known as a blowout preventer, was not activated. It is supposed to seal off the well and stop the oil flow in an emergency.
This tells us that companies have responsibility as well. They play a crucial role in the entire oil drilling process and should an oil spill happen, it's due to the negligence of the company in charge. In this case, BP. Also quoted from The NewYork Times, The report concluded that BP, as the well’s owner, was ultimately responsible for the accident.
But it's also the consumers' fault. As quoted from an online forum,
SO, WHO'S AT FAULT? We the consumers for providing the demand and market for oil OR the oil companies who manipulate the process to make quick bucks and not adhering to safety standards OR is it the extreme environmentalists who prevented the oil drilling to take place on safer grounds. This is a subjective question. No one could for sure pinpoint the reason for this saga. But one thing is for sure, that there is a lack of safety measures and preventive measures put in place to prevent this oil spill from happening. Human greed has fuelled the oil spill which ultimately led to the deaths of many marine creatures. But human greed can never be stemmed out. Be it in the next 5 years or 10,20 years, greed will always exist in us and if we do not do anything to stop future incidents from happening, it's us who will suffer ultimately.
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the fault of 'extreme environmentalists' who protested against oil companies drilling on land. As quoted by Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor also said that if campaigners weren't successful in prohibiting land based oil exploration in the U.S, companies like BP would not have to resort to deep-sea drilling and the oil spill disaster would never have happened.
Apparently, the BP incident had caused a major blow to the natural environment and the marine creatures living in the nearby waters. Should the companies be allowed to drill oil on land, would this oil spill been prevented? For me, it's a no.
Quoted from The NewYork Times,
The Coast Guard has officially named both BP and Transocean as “responsible parties” in the incident.....Some experts have suggested shoddy cement work at the drill site as one possible cause of the blowout(leading to the oil spill)....Another question in the most recent accident is why a device aboard the Deepwater Horizon, known as a blowout preventer, was not activated. It is supposed to seal off the well and stop the oil flow in an emergency.
This tells us that companies have responsibility as well. They play a crucial role in the entire oil drilling process and should an oil spill happen, it's due to the negligence of the company in charge. In this case, BP. Also quoted from The NewYork Times, The report concluded that BP, as the well’s owner, was ultimately responsible for the accident.
But it's also the consumers' fault. As quoted from an online forum,
SO, WHO'S AT FAULT? We the consumers for providing the demand and market for oil OR the oil companies who manipulate the process to make quick bucks and not adhering to safety standards OR is it the extreme environmentalists who prevented the oil drilling to take place on safer grounds. This is a subjective question. No one could for sure pinpoint the reason for this saga. But one thing is for sure, that there is a lack of safety measures and preventive measures put in place to prevent this oil spill from happening. Human greed has fuelled the oil spill which ultimately led to the deaths of many marine creatures. But human greed can never be stemmed out. Be it in the next 5 years or 10,20 years, greed will always exist in us and if we do not do anything to stop future incidents from happening, it's us who will suffer ultimately.
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