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The US consumes 25% of the world's yearly oil production, yet produces only 3% of it itself, so yup, the GoM will continue to be drilled and at deeper depths. Accidents will always happen - the only reason this got to the forefront of the news was because the news heads were already there because of the nature of the accident - sunken platform, xx dead.
BPs attempt at media blackout shows how the industry is "trained" to keep things low key. Don't like it? then put pressure on the gov to go green. At least Europe has quite a good green pressure group and it's always at the forefront of government elections etc...
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