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private company fucks up and government cleans up the mess :)
by bpbp-mango 4y ago
private company fucks up and government cleans up the mess :)
- account42 4y agoStill better than private company fucks up and hides their mess, continues polluting environment for decades. The funds for this kind of search and similar emergency cleanups really need to be collected ahead of time (e.g. via taxes or required insurance) as making the company pay for it on the spot only encourages coverups.
- Symbiote 4y agoIn one of the articles yesterday, Rio Tinto said they'll pay the full cost of the recovery if the government sends them a bill.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoWhat's the other option? Let the company search for it? You'd be complaining that the government wasn't involved enough if that's what they did. The company offered to pay for the search before the search was even concluded. Not sure what more you can ask for.
- bpbp-mango 4y agofines and potentially losing their license for repeated mistakes