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Environment & Energy

MJJP21

(329 posts)

4. The Law

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 05:30 AM

Feb 2015

The law should be changed to include the country where the corporation is headquartered to assume financial responsibility should the company file bankruptcy or go out of business. It should also be illegal to register headquarters in a country that could not financially take on the costs of a major disaster such as what happened in the Gulf. Maybe then companies and countries might not be so hasty to conduct dangerous operations .

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Millions of gallons of BP oil found resting on the Gulf floor [View all] Rhiannon12866 Feb 2015 OP

Just declare the seabed of the Gulf off limits and fine & imprison anyone who accesses it. NBachers Feb 2015 #1

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2015 #2

Thanks for the link! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2015 #3

As the ice caps melt, there will be more water in the oceans and that will dilute it progree Feb 2015 #5

I wouldn't be surprised if one of the BP "experts" testified to that in court... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2015 #6

The Law MJJP21 Feb 2015 #4

That's one possible solution Rhiannon12866 Feb 2015 #7

Ha ha ha! Nihil Feb 2015 #10

Hey maybe we should start more drilling in the Atlantic. progressoid Feb 2015 #8

Kick and Rec - after 5 damn years??? Cooley Hurd Feb 2015 #9

DailyKos post on found 'missing' oil... Panich52 Feb 2015 #11