Why Sarah Palin and Chevron May Be Responsible for the Next Massive Oil Spill in Alaska

By Shannyn Moore, Huffington Post. Posted March 31, 2009.

"Mitigative, Preventive, and Abatement Activities Required (a) The LESSEE will, at its own expense ....The LESSEE shall prevent or, if the procedure, activity, event or condition already exists or has occurred, shall abate, as completely as practicable, using the BEST PRACTICABLE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE...immediate, serious, or irreparable harm or damage to the environment (including but not limited to soil, sediments, water and air quality, areas of vegetation, fish or other wildlife populations or their habitats, or any other natural resource)."

HOLY CRAP! It's the Pottery Barn Rule! You break it...you buy it. That's hilarious! Exxon just disproved it, and the Supreme Court set precedent for multinational corporations to have an "accident" and get a pass-just the cost of doing business. It's time to demand the State of Alaska enforce the laws we already have. It doesn't take an economist to realize a "Free-Market" capitalist society is very expensive. Chevron, like Exxon, privatize their profits and socialize their risk and loss with the livelihoods and lifestyles of the people and environment of Cook Inlet.

The Cook Inletkeepers have a call to action. This is Vitamin Democracy.

Write to the Captain of the Port - Mark Hamiltion - mark.h.hamilton@uscg.mil - and ask him to:

1) draw down the oil in the tanks at the Drift River Terminal until the volcano subsides and

2) position spill response equipment so we're ready in case things turn south.

Join Cook Inletkeepers. You can tell them I sent you. Join Renewable Resources Coalition to keep an eye on the Bristol Bay watershed and Pebble Mine updates.

I could bang my head and tell you the controlling forces in Alaska have better things to focus on...like denying vaginal rights, bringing back the death penalty (Jesus would have loved that...oh wait, maybe not), and the "I-did-a-dog" bestiality bill. Palin's pandering appointments of W.A.R. (extremist Wayne Anthony Ross) for Attorney General and the newly converted and recent Republican Tim Grussendorf to replace Democrat Kim Elton's vacated Alaska State Senate seat are just short of a "F*@# YOU, Alaska!" press release.

But I won't rant on that just now, WE DON'T HAVE TIME!

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