In the 52-page exploration plan and environmental impact analysis, BP repeatedly suggested it was unlikely, or virtually impossible, for an accident to occur that would lead to a giant crude oil spill and serious damage to beaches, fish, mammals and fisheries.
See also: Titanic, The; Financial Crisis, Global; etc.
Big difference between "unlikely" and "virtually impossible". Ask a local velociraptor.
From a column yesterday in The Guardian:
Soon after taking over in 2007, BP's newly appointed chief executive told an audience of business students at Stanford University that he thought too many people at the company were "trying to save the world".
Posted by: justcorbly | May 01, 2010 at 11:12 AM
I've boycotted Exxon-Mobile since the wreck of the Valdez and have added BP to the list.
Posted by: RecycleBill | May 01, 2010 at 12:40 PM
the slick is the ideal logo for the current quagmires of the state. it will disrupt, disable and destroy the lives of those not profiting from it.
Posted by: Atropos | May 02, 2010 at 09:13 AM
New on the required reading list for drillers, banksters, etc.:
http://www.amazon.com/Worst-Case-Scenario-Survival-Handbook/dp/0811825558
Posted by: TL | May 02, 2010 at 03:55 PM