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funchy · 06-01-2010, 03:09 PM

I am OUTRAGED not that an accident happened but that taxpayers, not BP, will be paying for almost all of it. A federal law was quietly passed years ago, limiting oil spill damages to $75 million. Big oil controls our government a little too much.

I'm also OUTRAGED that there are still people out there eager to drill without hesitation. They all want cheap gas for their SUVs. Nobody wants to think about the real price of oil: the price we pay in pollution, loss of natural resources, loss of food (in this case seafood), health damage, and loss of tourism. When will our national energy policy change? Will we remain addicted to oil and coal until the end of time?

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funchy Family Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: east coast, USA Posts: 1,628	I am OUTRAGED not that an accident happened but that taxpayers, not BP, will be paying for almost all of it. A federal law was quietly passed years ago, limiting oil spill damages to $75 million. Big oil controls our government a little too much. I'm also OUTRAGED that there are still people out there eager to drill without hesitation. They all want cheap gas for their SUVs. Nobody wants to think about the real price of oil: the price we pay in pollution, loss of natural resources, loss of food (in this case seafood), health damage, and loss of tourism. When will our national energy policy change? Will we remain addicted to oil and coal until the end of time?