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> If they stop all of the oil immediately, they've already done damage that we'll be cleaning up for decades. They've probably destroyed about 100 billion worth
by anamax 16y ago
> If they stop all of the oil immediately, they've already done damage that we'll be cleaning up for decades. They've probably destroyed about 100 billion worth of revenue in the fishing business alone over the next 10 years.
Does the Exxon Valdez experience support this theory? How about the IXTOC blowout in 1979, which lasted for 9 months and dumped way more oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
I ask because both of these were the roughly the same size (EV) or significantly larger (IXTOC) and their impact was much smaller than you've claimed. If their not relevant, why not?
So, what's the basis for your claim about the amount of damage?
- jbooth 16y agoHey, a reasonable response. I was under the impression this is bigger than the Valdex spill, but the fact that IXTOC was bigger means this might not be as big a deal as I thought. It's still just offshore from the Mississippi delta, which will hopefully not be ruined. And I still think it's a little perverse to be cheering them on for the fact that our corrupt system won't hold them accountable.