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Originally Posted by CompuDude
Dumb luck? There ARE safety protocols. Odds are odds for a reason. That doesn't mean accidents can't happen. Oh, that is, unless the rigs aren't there in the first place. Do you actually have a way to counter that simple fact?
Supertankers carrying vast amounts of oil will be cruising the same waters either way... those odds don't change. Again, there's really no disputing this simple fact, either.
As for movie stars... well, I didn't vote for any of them. And Deregulation is responsible for the rolling blackouts... completely unrelated to the topic at hand though that may be.
I'm done with this though. I don't come to the ST site for political discussion.
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Dumb luck? In other words, you have no data to support your position so must rely upon fear mongering? That would be like a LDS suggesting online gear is unsafe and explaining the absence of accidents caused by online gear as dumb luck.
The simple way to counter that "simple fact" is to point out that most accidents do not involve rigs therefore the absence of rigs do not mean accidents can't happen.
The odds involving supertankers do change, since oil from offshore rigs is not transported on supertankers and if we get more oil from rigs and less from overseas that means fewer supertankers navigating our waters. Consider that "simple fact" refuted. In fact, it may well be that offshore rigs decreases our risk of catastrophic oil spills.
If it's completely unrelated to the topic at hand then why did you even bring up the subject of governors in post #71?