> 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 co

> 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.)