Throughout the last several years, there have been some truly horrific enviromental disasters. Oil tycoons British Petroleum (better known as BP), carelessly allowed vast amounts of oil to spew out around the Gulf of Mexico, destroying ecosystems, wildlife, and numerous industries. Out of sheer arrogance, BP tried (and failed) to plug the wall as cheaply as possible, in full awareness these methods carried only the tiniest chances of succeeding. On July 15th, 2010, when BP finally managed to stop all the leakage, BP did what any slimy Multi National Enterprise does in times of ethical trouble. Sneakily pulling out the check book and promising compensation for everyone, senior managers hastily retreated or resigned from their positions. Not a single prison sentence was handed out. New Zealand's largest maritime disaster with the cargo ship Rena, (which is still being attended to to prevent further environmental damage) today saw the navigation officer and Captain sentenced. Both men will be free before the year ends. The pain of seeing the most beautiful beach land areas in the world destroyed, without any proper justice is shameful.
Surprisingly, the Green Parties worldwide seem to have no vested interest whatsoever towards fixing these issues. They are quite happy to go about with their idealistic agenda quite happily, so long as they can cash in on these disasters in any way possible, often by promising to do more about helping the environment and keeping their seats in Parliament and Congress (for Americans), rather than alertly seeking ways to respond to these disasters. Nobody should ever take them seriously until they seriously begin endorsing proper justice for anyone responsible for these environmental tragedies.
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