Friday, February 17, 2012

Mitsui to pay record fine for Gulf oil spill - Sustainability for Businesses

Mitsui to pay record fine for Gulf oil spill - Yahoo! News

Businesses must ensure their behavior is accountable and not disruptive of natural ecosystem functioning.

I feel deep oil wells are dangerous, and a temporary at best 'solution' for our energy needs.
Moving away from fossil fuels as they become scarcer and more difficult, dangerous, and costly to extract is job #1.

Moving further into truly clean, renewable energy sources is job #1A.

"This landmark settlement is an important step -- but only a first step -- toward achieving accountability and protecting the future of the Gulf ecosystem by funding critical habitat preservation projects," US Attorney General Eric Holder said in the statement.

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