http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/05/7-secrets-bp-doesnt-want_n_563102.html#s87772
This one was number 3. Due to the distance no significant adverse impacts are expected." Apparently BP never heard of currents, God help us all if it hits the Gulf Stream.
I think we can safely chalk this disaster up to not an act of GOD, but rather one of corporate greed.
The real question is: How many more corporate disasters can we look forward to
for the purpose of profit?
And was that profit really worth this risk?
Ignored Possibility Of A Spill
BP filed a 52-page plan with the Minerals Management Service for the Deepwater Horizon well, outlining its explorations and environmental impact. The company concluded that it was unlikely, or virtually impossible, for an accident to occur from its activities that would lead to serious damage to beaches, fish, mammals and fisheries. According to an AP report, BP repeatedly stresses that it was "unlikely that an accidental surface or subsurface oil spill would occur from the proposed activities." Though they concede that a spill would impact all the aforementioned areas, it argues that "due to the distance to shore (48 miles) and the response capabilities that would be implemented, no significant adverse impacts are expected."
