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I think casting the spill as the inevitable byproduct of oil exploration, and not the result of carelessness, would be far more harmful to the oil industry in t
by prospero 16y ago
I think casting the spill as the inevitable byproduct of oil exploration, and not the result of carelessness, would be far more harmful to the oil industry in the long run.
- DLWormwood 16y ago> far more harmful to the oil industry in the long run. Given that this is a media driven news cycle type event, a short term fix may be the only thing that could work to deflect criticism. Besides, large corporations are not known for thinking in the long term usually, so your retort does seem a little odd to me. That does raise a question… Does this industry need to be harmed to make further progress elsewhere? (I don’t consider myself much of an eco-sympathizer; I tend to look at oil politics from a more conservative “national sovereignty” angle.)
- prospero 16y agoBesides, large corporations are not known for thinking in the long term usually BP doesn't have to be thinking twenty years out to see the folly of admitting that there is an unavoidable risk in drilling.
- megablast 16y agoGood. We can only hope that the oil industry is damaged by this already, but probably not. Most people just do not care about this stuff.
- andreyf 16y agoEveryone in the industry knows they'll be transitioning off of oil in the long run. In the short run, this would take the fall off BP, and onto the oil industry, just as Apple moved the blame onto the phone industry.