Posted on 12/04/2009 11:21:40 AM PST by staffjam
The world continues to thirst for oil with in an ever increasing fervor, yet simultaneously struggles to fully grasp and appreciate the obstacles encountered by those who bring that oil to their local pumps. There has always been a necessary trade-off when it comes to technology and industrial advancement, as in order to experience the many benefits modern society offers us, we have to agree to give up some portion of nature and accept a certain amount of environmental damage. But recently the oil industry has been seeking ways in which they can continue to bring us the oil that we thrive upon and still protect the environment that it is derived from.
Today’s Oil Industry realizes that they have a dark cloud of negative press and public perception hovering ominously over their head and are wisely refocusing their attention on effectively cleaning up their act and reputation, while learning to better preserve the very environment that they rely upon to draw their profits and sustenance.
Meanwhile, those once “die hard” environmentalists now comprehend that it’s actually in everyone’s best interests if they now work cooperatively along side the oil companies, helping them to succeed in a way that takes far less toll on our planet and the multiple millions of people inhabiting it.
Here’s what this newly forged team of former foes finds itself up against:
Every single year, millions of gallons of oil are released into our environment due to technological and mechanical breakdown, human error or carelessness, as well as natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, fires and explosions. Not to mention catastrophes created by certain state sponsored acts of aggression or warfare and of course, the blatant devastation of terrorism.
Full article at: Oil Companies
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This article is a remarkable blend of rabid ignorance, politically correct hysteria and out and out lying.
Huh???
What are oil companies doing to clean up their act? About a trillion times more than politicians.
They should have some off-the-books, petty-cash “problem fixers” on the payroll, just a suggestion.
When is the Washington DC “establishment” going to “Clean-Up” It’s act?
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