This just in: Oil executives explain that BP's deep water drilling accidentis atypical.
A BIG DUH!
We know these big, catastrophic events are rare. And that's the problem...why didn't they mitigate for such rare but catastrophic events? I mean to ask, do they only plan for the small stuff that is inconsequential?
Really, what sort of company plans for the best scenarios and hopes for the best scenarios? Reminds me of when they were placing booms early on, complaining that the environment wasn't cooperating. Like, who's that stupid to expect an oil spill to occur during the most ideal conditions?
Congress should be asking oil companies to submit ALL contingency plans for accidents, and have them undergo public scrutiny, instead of taking their word that this type of accident "should not occur". What's the point in making such pronouncements? You can't save the devastation of the environment by having oil executives affirming the rarity of such blowouts.
Don't you want to know what emergency contingency plans these companies have?
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