It's no consolation, but the Gulf Oil Spill is not the largest in our nation's history. I come from a family of oil workers who were drilling in Kern County in 1910 when the Lakeview gusher exploded into the sky. It was five times the size of the Gulf Oil Spill and lasted 544 days. Berms were built and a lot of the oil was contained. About half the oil made it to market. The rest soaked into the near desert, where you can find it today in the form of asphalt. There is a small monument there, too.
If faced with a choice between greed and common sense, well, common sense isn't much of a motivator. Greed is powerful.
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