How the Biggest, Most Expensive Oil Spill In History Changed Almost Nothing

merbs writes: Tthe biggest oil spill in US history, despite incurring the largest environmental fine on the books—$18.7 billion, handed down this month—has done almost nothing to change the nation's relationship to oil. Five years after the spill, and, by BP's count, $54 billion in projected total expenses, there have been no serious legislative efforts to improve the oversight or regulation of the United States' still-expanding offshore oil operations. Public opinion of deepwater drilling barely budged during the ordeal; today, a majority of Americans favor doing even more of it.

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Country run by oil barons does nothing!!!

[Joce640k]

Country run by oil barons does nothing when there's an oil problem!?!

Film at 11.

Re:Country run by oil barons does nothing!!!

[tiberus]

And investment in [,,,] clean-nuclear [...]

Clean nuclear, doesn't nuclear fuel have a pesky rather long term disposal issue? Granted I'd never heard of using Thorium as a fuel before but, I don't get a warm fuzzy about the use of 'er' in cleaner and safer.

Sure, I favor doing more of it

[bondsbw]

Public opinion of deepwater drilling barely budged during the ordeal; today, a majority of Americans favor doing even more of it.

In light of all the rockets that have exploded and astronauts killed over the years, I favor doing even more space exploration.

Just because something is unsafe, doesn't mean I want to stop doing it. Sometimes it's worth doing so long as it can be done more safely.