How about they stop spilling oil and screwing up the environment and then there's no problem? For an industry that has as much profit as Big Oil, you can't possibly argue that they don't have enough money available to invest in better protections. If they want to argue that no, it's not possible, let's see their books and examine how they are paid. It's bad enough when the GOP trips over itself to apologize for this industry but it would be nice to see a Democrat such as the president also stand up for the rest of the country
.BP Plc wants to limit future claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster as the region's economy recovers, the oil company said in a document made public on Friday.
The Gulf economy is strong and "there is no basis to assume that claimants, with very limited exceptions, will incur a future loss related to the oil spill," BP said in a paper filed with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF).
Oystermen, whose beds have been destroyed by crude, should be considered for future payments, the British oil company said.
