3. perhaps we should extend the liability to the politicians and other gov groups
that give these companies carte blanche to destroy our coastlines. If any one of them stood to lose EVERYTHING and perhaps even see some jail time - we'd never see this sort of thing again.
Why is it only the little guy who is expected to act and think responsibly?
Politicians have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being beholden to the oil industry (among other industries).
They screw things up and they have no consequences, and are instead rewarded with lucrative jobs on K Street, or working for the big bucks in the industry they once whored themselves to as a public servant.
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