This disaster WILL be a key issue in the November elections. Members of
congress should be climbing over each other trying to introduce
legislation to investigate, clean up and protect. Instead, we see
previous legislation that limits oil company liability to $75 million,
and Republican senators blocking efforts to raise that liability to $10
billion. And why put a limit on corporate liability at all? Limiting
liability is a form of corporate welfare that dumps financial
responsibility on government and victims.
Bottom line, we need faster action, more transparency and a major
cleanup, not just of the ocean an shorelines, but of regulatory
agencies.
last minute update-- MSNBC weatherman reports that a tail of oil has been seen on the way to or close to entering the Loop Current. This disaster is just hatching.
congress should be climbing over each other trying to introduce
legislation to investigate, clean up and protect. Instead, we see
previous legislation that limits oil company liability to $75 million,
and Republican senators blocking efforts to raise that liability to $10
billion. And why put a limit on corporate liability at all? Limiting
liability is a form of corporate welfare that dumps financial
responsibility on government and victims.
Bottom line, we need faster action, more transparency and a major
cleanup, not just of the ocean an shorelines, but of regulatory
agencies.
last minute update-- MSNBC weatherman reports that a tail of oil has been seen on the way to or close to entering the Loop Current. This disaster is just hatching.
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