Oil Companies Are Not Our Enemies

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_27/b4185013837191.htm

With the crisis in the gulf entering it's third month, the cries of big bad oil companies need to pay is ever-present. Look, I think everyone can agree that what is happening in the gulf is tragic and that BP must step up and do everything in it's power to cap the flow and pay to get everything back to as close to normal as possible. As someone who has enjoyed the beautiful beaches of Destin and West Florida and who was married and has family in New Orleans, I absolutely demand that things get made right.

However, I am also someone who likes to look at the big picture and tries not to fall into the herd mentality. By taking a step back and looking at the big picture, I realize that the oil companies are not our enemies. Sure there seems to have been negligence on the part of the BP, Transocean and the the federal government/MMS that helped lead to this crisis. When the trials start, and you know they will, the real story will finally come out.

However we must ask ourselves 1 fundamental question. What was BP  and every other oil exploration outfit doing out there in a mile of water? The answer is they were meeting our needs and fulfilling our demands.We in the US and West in general have become accustomed to a certain lifestyle. That lifestyle was based on petroleum. My laptop, that I use to write this blog, the car that drives my family around and the plastic products that help me in my daily life. All these things came from petroleum. We need to ask ourselves, would we really want to or could we live in a world without these products? I don't know, these products are everywhere and make life safe and easy. It's not just the oil in my car, but everything else around us that supports our current existence.

To be blunt, I am sick and tired of people whining about oil and oil companies and then driving off to the airport and flying back home from whatever conference the attended. You really want to prove to me you are against oil and big bad oil companies, walk to your next conference and eliminate all products in your life that have petroleum based parts. That includes your cell phone. Do that and you will have my full attention.

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