> The Congress granted BP and Big Oil the license > to commit environmental and economic crimes when > it enacted the limitations on liability in the > Oil Pollution Act of 1990... > This is an obvious overstatement.
>From what I've read, the U.S. Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act in 1990 with unanimous support of Democrats and Republicans - so your congressional leaders obviously did NOT intend to license oil companies to commit "environment and economic crimes". "What was missing was the will to wield that authority. Before we run off and pass more laws and regulations, let's get the facts. Let's also work on summoning the collective will to be more effective at oversight and prevention..." 'The BP Oil Spill: Where Do We Go From Here?' By Richard Crespin Forbes, May 21, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/254dz7n Oil Polution Act of 1990: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Pollution_Act_of_1990
