With the first attempt to stop the leakage, the blame game is in full swing as Congress begins hearings on the massive oil spill threatening sensitive marshes and marine life along the Gulf Coast.
More and more people are asking why the industry was not better prepared? Why did oil companies not have a plan B? The drill technology has improved, yet the technology for cleaning up an oil spill has not changed much in 20 years. It almost seems as though these oil companies thought having paper towels and buckets for clean-up would have been suffice.
With no apparent answer to the problem, there is a lot of real-time learning going on. But, at what cost? The investigation of the whole incident will undoubtedly show up things they could and should be doing differently.
For those people who kept on advocating “Drill, Baby, Drill,” they should all have to report to the Gulf Coast for clean-up duty immediately.
For those looking to do volunteer work this summer or know someone who does, please click on the following link http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com to see how you can help. The following specific states are all looking for volunteer help: Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama.
As the great Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” In BP’s case, you have failed tremendously.
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Poor preperation cost BP
By Osvaldo Romero
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May 20, 2010
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