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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xenospiza" data-source="post: 1837373" data-attributes="member: 23772">Apparently the safety valve had been faulty for a while. Why fix it, why would it cause a problem...The US taxpayer will have to chip in of course, but after that BP and the oil rig owner need to be fined, preferably massively (something that usually does not happen... they get away with relatively small fees). Regardless of the damage to nature, many people are still dependent on clean seas for a living, and they will need support.I work for a (British-owned) chemical company with an "improving" safety record. What I see happening in the Gulf is familiar.It is obvious that government pressure (e.g. by publishing health & safety figures and demanding a certain amount of accident figures from a company) is much more effective than the internal policies of many companies: they will really only do the minimal, and preferably less if they can get away with it.Finally, the EU (and US) should also demand "environmental import duties" when a company decides to produce in countries with less strict laws.</blockquote>