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by wakawaka28 535 days ago
There's only so much a company or anyone else can prepare for in advance. I don't recall much hesitation in trying to deal with the spillage. BP didn't do everything right, and I heard they harrassed some whistleblowers. Some of the chemicals they used to clear up the oil were themselves toxic. But seriously what can you expect anyone to do about such a huge disaster. It's literally an ocean-sized cleanup problem in response to a freak accident.