• Fenrisulfir
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      4 months ago

      I’m starting to think it’s inherent to hollow cylindrical shapes. Must be some kind of quantum tunneling. These companies can’t possibly be that evil, inept and corrupt

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        edit-2
        4 months ago

        At this point, to be involved in oil at all is putting personal profit above everything else. Even when things go perfectly well, it’s still contributing to climate change.

        Edit: continuing -> contributing

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    4 months ago

    I’m sure the new pipeline will fix all of these issues and we won’t have a single spill or accident. /s

    • Hootz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 months ago

      I don’t support the pipeline being built but this was an oil storage tank that went for a tumble in a landslide, the kind that are absolutely everywhere. This is so unrelated to pipelines it hurts.

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        4 months ago

        But it is related to oil companies just doing things without enough consideration for how things can go wrong while dealing with a substance that can cause a huge mess when they do go wrong.

        • Hootz
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          4 months ago

          This isn’t an oil company though. It’s a local paving company… It was a landslide, government should of stepped in immediately and sent the company a bill for remediation.

          • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            4 months ago

            Yeah I should have just said most corporations. It’s just like the rail companies with their accidents. Maximizing profits these days involves taking on a bunch of risk for more reward, but it’s all just financial risk to them while random people and animals in their vicinity taking on the real risk.