Post Exxon Valdez disaster, oil companies formed The Marine Spill Response Corp. and said that it would give them the ability to respond to the next disaster with effective, state-of-the-art measures.
Now, 20yrs. later, the BP DWH disaster has exposed the simple fact that Big Oil hasn't developed a single effective or state-of-the-art disaster response measure.
Now, Big Oil has announced that it is creating yet another special oil spill response organization called: The Marine Well Containment Company.
TMWCC is tasked with the same goals as the MSRC was 20 yrs. ago: Research and Develop state-of-the-art oil spill response measures to ensure a swift and effective response to the next big disaster.
Hmm...
As I listened to this latest announcement from Big Oil, one single and simple piece of wisdom came to mind:
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...".
Personally, I see this as nothing more than a blatant attempt by oil companies at damage control and improving their image...
"The Marine Well Containment Company"? Wow, what a great idea! I want them to be able to respond quickly to a disaster.
Common Sense dictates that We Don't Believe Them.
This latest move by the oil companies is a virtual carbon-copy of the action they took following the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska.
Deja Vu?
Carbon-Copy... As was discovered in the days following the BP/DWH disaster, this term describes in full not only BP's Gulf Oil Spill Response Plan - the one which was a virtual carbon-copy of their Arctic Response Plan... but also the official Oil Disaster Response Plan on file for each of the various oil companies. They were discovered to be utter Carbon-Copies of each other - minus the logos on the letterhead. Even down to each company's plan listing - as the company's go-to scientific expert in the event of a disaster - the name of a man who has been dead for several years.
I humbly offer that our Earth and our oceans are far too precious, fragile and irreplaceable to risk putting our trust in those who've proven themselves to be utterly untrustworthy.
From: The Rachel Maddow Show
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