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To: i-node who wrote (569546)	6/1/2010 7:40:47 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

"It was Thomas Edison who brought us electricity, not the Sierra Club. It was the Wright brothers who got us off the ground, not the Federal Aviation Administration. It was Henry Ford who ended the isolation of millions of Americans by making the automobile affordable, not Ralph Nader. Those who have helped the poor the most have not been those who have gone around loudly expressing "compassion" for the poor, but those who found ways to make industry more productive and distribution more efficient, so that the poor of today can afford things that the affluent of yesterday could only dream about." ~Thomas Sowell At 6/01/2010 1:52 PM, DrTorch said... Amen. And don't forget, Rockefeller saved the whales. (Thanks to Coyote for opening my eyes to that. I love that.) At 6/01/2010 6:04 PM, Ron H. said... DrTorch said - "And don't forget, Rockefeller saved the whales." Yes, far more of them than Greenpeace can even imagine saving. But, by doing so, he almost single-handedly destroyed the US whaling industry. I can't imagine what protectionist wailing we would hear these days about "saving jobs" and "unfair competition" mjperry.blogspot.com

To: i-node who wrote (569546)	6/1/2010 8:23:42 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577883

The oil well spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico didn't have a remote-control shut-off switch used in two other major oil-producing nations as last-resort protection against underwater spills. The lack of the device, called an acoustic switch, could amplify concerns over the environmental impact of offshore drilling after the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig last week... ... regulators in two major oil-producing countries, Norway and Brazil, in effect require them. Norway has had acoustic triggers on almost every offshore rig since 1993. The U.S. considered requiring a remote-controlled shut-off mechanism several years ago, but drilling companies questioned its cost and effectiveness, according to the agency overseeing offshore drilling. The agency, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, says it decided the remote device wasn't needed because rigs had other back-up plans to cut off a well. The U.K., where BP is headquartered, doesn't require the use of acoustic triggers." online.wsj.com That decision by the Bush/Cheney MMS reversed the requirement put in place in 2000. Not surprising.....two uncaring and unethical oil men occupied by the WH.....your fav!