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Guess How Much BP Spends On Oil Drilling Safety. Seriously, Just Guess.

I don’t want to spoil the surprise (go to 1:15 for the answer), but it’s almost certainly less than whatever you’re thinking.

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Rollie Williams

https://youtube.com/watch?v=R3mrq42QZMY%3Frel%3D0

The Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989 and the Oil Spill Pollution Act in 1990 made it mandatory to develop adequate cleanup technology. Needless to say, BP didn’t do it.
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