BP’s behaviour in the Gulf is appalling. But our thirst for oil is the real issue

Posted on May 30, 2010 by adorngeo

Barack Obama examines tar balls from the spill on a Louisiana beach last week. Photograph: EPAScience will solve this crisis, but the real cause is America’s demands and our refusal to pay oil’s true price

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/30/bp-oil-spill-gulf-mexico

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1 Response to BP’s behaviour in the Gulf is appalling. But our thirst for oil is the real issue

  1. teresattung says:
    June 8, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    Absolutely, but those in power are to blame as well. There’s a lot of blame going around. I liked this infographic from Grist –

    http://teresattung.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/blame-game/

    Reply

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