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In reply to the discussion: A massive manhunt and siege in West Texas now? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)rather than banned from operating in the US ever again. Fines are just part of their operating budget. That corp has been responsible for more than these deaths. They have destroyed whole communities in other countries, hired thugs to brutalize native people who protest their destruction of their environments. This was finally an opportunity to nationalize our oil industry and end the profiteering which puts money before people.
And the offshore drilling ban, lifted by the President just 18 days before this terrible tragedy, should not only be reinstated, it should have been strengthened. And then a commitment to reducing our dependence on oil by replacing it with other sources of energy, should have immediately begun. Australia eg, now provides 5% of its population's energy with alternative energy.
I am glad someone is being held accountable, but the Corporation itself has a history of these tragedies and should be banned from operating in this and any other country where they have caused so much damage.