I'm not crazy about how the M$M is calling the huge spill an "environmental

Mist

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:03 AM
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I'm not crazy about how the M$M is calling the huge spill an "environmental

disaster." Shouldn't it be called a man-made disaster?

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dipsydoodle

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:06 AM
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1. If you can't distinguish between cause and effect

then believe whatever you please.

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Juneboarder

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:10 AM
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2. It's better than calling it a "spill" nt

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jp11

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:14 AM
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3. I see what you are saying but I think in the context the environment of the Gulf, ocean, marsh

etc it is an environmental disaster, I would object if it was called a natural disaster to me implying it happened naturally. Environmental doesn't imply the environment did it, at least in my mind and this context as far as I am concerned, all disasters that don't occur naturally are man made.

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peacetalksforall

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:16 AM
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4. It's a corporate crime. Against the earth and its people.

BP and partners. Corporate Crime. They stole safety. They lied. They are trying to preserve their money for themselves. They are adding to their corporate crime every day.

'Environmental disaster' implies that it isn't any one entity's problem.

It is an environmental reaction to a corporate crime.

Do not let them get away with this.

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DrDan

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:19 AM
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5. it is a disaster . . .it involves the environment . . . but call it whatever you like

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kestrel91316

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Wed Jun-16-10 10:21 AM
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6. Disaster for the environment = environmental disaster.

Nothing the least bit inaccurate or inappropriate about putting it that way.

Don't you have something better to do with your time? Seriously?

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Mist

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Wed Jun-16-10 12:04 PM
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7. Of course it's an environmental disaster--but I don't like how somehow the human

responsibility element gets shoved off to the side a bit.

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Wed Jun-16-10 12:09 PM
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8. it is an environmental disaster caused by BAD MEN

Edited on Wed Jun-16-10 12:13 PM by eowyn_of_rohan

But hopefully MSM isnt using this terminology to set the stage to blame EPA or (GOD FORBID) WE could end up paying for it.

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