The Catastrophic Consequences of Offshore Drilling

It is impossible to overlook the recent environmental disaster caused by human negligence and greed. I am talking about the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, of course. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig might be cited as the primary reason for the spill but to my mind, the main reason for such potential damage to the world, is the absence of human foresight and even basic intelligence.
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