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Archive for December 13, 2007
More too real costs of the oil economy
December 13, 2007 by Rob.
Hearing the news of the massive oil spill in South Korea felt like a punch in the gut. There seem to be an upwelling of Oil spills lately while the fines from the 1989 Exxon Valdese spill are apparently still unpaid. The grim reality is that the environmental devastation from spills are a sad part of the price we continue to pay for oil. The more we use, the greater the risk.
I can’t imagine any American willing to pour a gallon of oil into their local lake or ocean, but that is the ultimate effect. Maybe spills in places like Alaska and South Korea are just too remote for us to feel any urgency.
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