A Can of Man
Je suis aware
I'm gonna boycott BP.
The evidence behind Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi's case was riddled with so many contradictions and unreliable evidence, any non-political trial would have thrown it out. In view of this and the fact that he is suffering anyway makes it all somewhat academic. The evidence behind BPs involvement is also flimsy and seems to be a part of an orchestrated campaign to demonise a foreign company so American ones will take over.
If you really want to hurt BP and the other polluters, hand in your gas guzzler for a smaller model, and don't fly unless it is necessary. It's about time consumers took some responsibility for their actions.
The evidence behind Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi's case was riddled with so many contradictions and unreliable evidence, any non-political trial would have thrown it out. In view of this and the fact that he is suffering anyway makes it all somewhat academic. The evidence behind BPs involvement is also flimsy and seems to be a part of an orchestrated campaign to demonise a foreign company so American ones will take over.
Compassion for a killer of 270 people?
Consumers will NEVER do this until it smacks them in the face
You are nearly right since everyone who holds a pension over here probably has an investment in this company, although since mine is a final salary scheme it should have no effect unless it goes bust. It will affect the economy though.Spoken like a true stock holder.
It is American oil companies who will benefit from this. Exxon in contrast seemed to get off almost Scott free in the Valdez incident.
OSHA statistics show BP ran up 760 "egregious, willful" safety violations, while Sunoco and Conoco-Phillips each had eight, Citgo had two and Exxon had one comparable citation.
Actually this is truer than you think. The equivalent price for gasoline in the UK is 6.75 $/US gallon and the roads are getting clogged up to the point we may have to start paying for them as well!
Obama also willingly gave in to deep sea drilling due to lobbying by all the oil companies, energy security for the US, and presumably because of the potential tax revenues.
Greedy Businesses will get away with as much as they can since their commitment is to profits and shareholders. It is up to governments to regulate, so much for 'Socialist' Obama.
Makes you long for the days of benevolent British Colonial rule.The Bhopal issue also recently came to prominence due to convictions of Indian nationals. Here Ex US Directors wriggled out of prosecution and Dow Chemical escaped paying decent compensation to families of possibly 16000 deceased, 4000 seriously impaired and 500,000 more temporarily affected in some way.
It is American oil companies who will benefit from this. Exxon in contrast seemed to get off almost Scott free in the Valdez incident.
You don't pay for your roads?
What seems to bother you is American companies making money instead of British companies?
Whether you like President Obama are not, those are very good reasons for him to support off shore drilling along with a balanced energy plan for the future. BPs negligence should not change his plan.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/may2010/gulf-m06.shtmlAs more details emerge, it is becoming increasingly clear that federal regulators under both the Bush and Obama administrations ceded enforcement of legally-mandated safety and environmental regulation to the oil industry, while providing governmental approval for unproven methods. It is these policies that led directly to the deaths of eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the environmental catastrophe overtaking the Gulf of Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spillCriticism of America
A columnist in Bloomberg criticized America's response to the oil spill as "hypocritical" saying the "US is guilty of crazy double standards. Hayward should go on TV and say: 'Excuse me, which country is the biggest oil consumer on the planet? Who refused to do anything about climate change, or even to put sensible taxes on gas? Heck, your president even flies around in a 747 when a modest Gulfstream jet would get him there just as fast. So of course the oil companies have to drill in more and more dangerous places. If you insist on being addicted to cheap oil, you have to recognise there are risks attached. So grow up, and stop acting like children.'"[279] Jon Snow, at Channel 4, drew parallels with an industrial disaster by the American company Union Carbide, now taken over by Dow Chemicals saying "At least 3,000 people died immediately, some 15,000 are estimated to have died since as a results of ingesting the fumes...Beyond the 11 people killed on the exploding oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico no one has yet died from the consequent oil spill. Yet an American president is now at war with a British multinational and all political guns are blazing." He pointed out that an arrest warrant had been issued for Warren Anderson, the former Union Carbide chief executive, but no action had been taken on the part of the Americans.[280] Al Jazeera's Abid Ali asked "Is BP bashing getting out of hand?" in regards to new calls from US legislators over BP’s alleged involvement in the release of al Megrahi from Scotland to Libya. He then said "it’s a bit rich for a nation that has the biggest lobbying industry in the world, that regularly waters down legislation and strong arms other nations into buying American, to be questioning the motive of others." Also asking why Chevron Texaco, which is apparently on the hook for $27 billion, for dumping 56 billon litres of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon.[281]
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