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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-10 04:58 PM
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Criticisms of MMS and BP, no matter where they orginate, make two things clear
  1. Industry needs to be regulated because they cannot be relied on to do the right thing.

  2. Regulations need to include strong enforcement mechanisms.



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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-10 05:00 PM
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1. And the last thing this country needs is more offshore drilling
Or the lie that there is such a thing as Clean Coal, or that we need more nuclear power plants!
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amborin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-10 05:02 PM
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2. makes clear: don't select an industry insider who's cozy w/ big oil as head of Int Dept
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-10 07:47 PM
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3. Salazar is not an "industry insider." n/t
Edited on Mon May-17-10 07:47 PM by ProSense
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-10 07:48 PM
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4. This is a really harsh reinforcement lesson of those
absolutes!
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