Oil Spill: ‘There Was No Excuse’
Exxon has taken out newspaper ads to apologize to the American people for the Prince William Sound oil spill. This is ridiculous. The American people should apologize to the world, for we can take the blame for Exxon’s accident and inability to cleanup the mess. The oil spill aftereffects are the result of a decade of the American vote for profit--above all, the “me” vote, the greed vote.
We can blame those among us who do not vote, for copping out. We can blame those among us who vote for politicians promising less government interference in private industry. Corporations will only be accountable if voters insist on it by electing officials willing to regulate industry, and by keeping track of their actions.
KATHY DIAMOND
Los Angeles
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