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Originally Posted by hillbilly
If it were on land, they'd be able to plug it. But no, folks throw a hissy fit over drilling on land .. but look what happens when it's deep under water and can't be easily reached in order to stop it. Rather than having a mess in one spot .. they have a wide spread mess in the water that follows the coastline. Smart, very smart to support offshore drilling and not on land where it CAN be stopped.
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I don't think it is a matter of people supporting one thing or another but of the way the situation has evolved with the demand for oil unabated and a general NIMBY attitude. Out of sight, out of mind.
Takes something like this occurring for people to realize that out of sight is not such a great thing.
Perhaps alternative energy will not seem to be such an expensive alternative after the hundreds of billions of dollars spent and lost because of this spill.
Cheers
Lar