The BP has to pay $25 million in charges from the two oil spills that happened in Alaska in 2006. They are being charged from the oil spills, and willful failure to comply with a government order and properly maintain the pipelines to prevent corrosion. The fine is the largest thats been against an oil company in a spill. That messes up BPs reputation and corporate treasury. BP could get larger fines from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that happened last year. I think that it is good that they are being fined. They chose not to do anything about the pipes, and now they have to take responsibilty for what they did. Every oil company should look to that and realize that everyone is accountable for what they do.
I agree with this article. I think they BP should have to pay this money because they really caused a big problem. They are held responsible for what they did and therefore should have to deal with the consequences. I hope they learned their lesson and something like this wont happen again.
ReplyDeleteI do not think BP should be fined for this tragic accident. The pipes that were unmaintained should be the fault of the workers at that exact pipe. The company as a whole shouldn't be punished. When Toyota recalled many cars due to faulty gas pedals, they weren't fined for the damage they caused to many lives. In some cases people died in a car accident due to the gas pedal being stuck at high speeds. Did Toyota do this on purpose? Of course not. Did BP crack open the pipes on purpose? I can't imagine that being the case.
ReplyDeleteI think that many people are at fault for this oil spill. Not just BP. I do think that they should have had a system in place so if and when the oil spill did occur they would have a way of fixing the problem. Should BP have been fined? I think they should have because ultimately they are responsible for the problem. So they should be the ones to pay. Hopefully it will serve as a lesson to be more prepared next time and not destroy so much marine life.
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