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DOCUMENTARY
DEEP WATER DISASTER - BP OIL SPILL (59:07)
Published on Jan 28, 2013
BBC Horizon reveals the untold story of the 87-day battle to kill the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout a mile beneath the waves - a crisis that became America's worst environmental disaster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWh9jDei-og
New Scientist, April 17, 2015
▶ AFTER THE "SPILL" MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING GULF OF MEXICO TURTLES http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27380-after-the-spill-mystery-of-the-vanishing-gulf-of-mexico-turtles.html#.VTNlImZQW6A
International Business News, April 15, 2015
▶ BP OIL SPILL HAS LASTING ECONOMIC TOLL FIVE YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION http://www.ibtimes.com/bp-oil-spill-has-lasting-economic-toll-five-years-after-deepwater-horizon-explosion-1883832
Summit County Citizens Voice, January 30, 2015
▶ FIVE YEARS ON: STUDY FINDS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL FROM DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER BURIED IN GULF OF MEXICO. Five years after BP’s failed Deepwater Horizon drill rig spewed 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, a significant amount of that oil remains buried in seafloor sediments. A new study by a Florida State University researcher estimates that about 6 to 10 million gallons of oil are still there, perhaps decomposing slowly, but probably affecting Gulf ecosystems. “This is going to affect the Gulf for years to come,” said researcher Jeff Chanton. “Fish will likely ingest contaminants because worms ingest the sediment, and fish eat the worms. It’s a conduit for contamination into the food web,” he said sediments http://summitcountyvoice.com/2015/01/30/study-finds-massive-amounts-of-oil-from-deepwater-horizon-disaster-buried-in-gulf-of-mexico-sediments/
TreeHugger, February 03, 2015
▶ LOST AND FOUND: 10 MILLION 'MISSING' GALLONS FROM THE 2010 BP OIL DISASTER TURN UP ON SEA FLOOR http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/lost-and-found-10-million-missing-gallons-2010-bp-oil-spill-turn-sea-floor.html
ClimateProgress, March 30, 2015
▶ REPORT: 2010 BP DEEP WATER OIL DISASTER STILL HARMING ECOSYSTEM AND AT LEAST 20 ANIMAL SPECIES. At least 20 animal species are still suffering from the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history nearly five years after it occurred, according to a recent National Wildlife Federation report http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/03/30/3640649/bp-spill-still-impacting-animals/
SummitVoice, August 02, 2014
▶ OIL-EATING MICROBES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO LEFT BEHIND THE MOST TOXIC REMNANTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/08/02/environment-oil-eating-microbes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-left-behind-the-most-toxic-remnants-of-the-deepwater-horizon-spill/
SummitVoice, July 17, 2014
▶ 4 YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER, COREXIT DISPERSANT STILL FOUND LINGERING IN THE ENVIRONMENT http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/07/17/4-years-after-deepwater-horizon-oil-disaster-dispersant-still-found-lingering-in-the-environment/
VIDEO (4:43)
Grist, April 17, 2015
REMINDING YOU WHAT AN UGLY MESS THE BP OIL DISASTER MADE
http://grist.org/news/this-gorgeous-video-will-remind-you-what-an-ugly-mess-the-bp-oil-spill-made/
Truthout, April 20, 2015
▶ GULF VICTIMS SUING BP DISASTER'S COMPENSATION CZAR http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30305-gulf-victims-suing-bp-disaster-s-compensation-czar
The Atlantic Cities, April 18, 2014
▶ A GRIM PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY ON THE BP OIL DISASTER http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2014/04/grim-photographic-tribute-bp-oil-disaster/8913/
ScienceDaily, March 31, 2015
▶ FIVE YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON, WILDLIFE STILL STRUGGLING DOLPHINS DYING IN HIGH NUMBERS; SEA TURTLES FAILING TO NEST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331082558.htm
Science/AAAS, October 31, 2014
▶ SEABIRD LOSSES FROM DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER ESTIMATED AT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS http://news.sciencemag.org/environment/2014/10/seabird-losses-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-estimated-hundreds-thousands
VIDEO
Reuters, April 19, 2015
FIVE YEARS AFTER BP OIL SPILL, SOME GULF OYSTER MEN ARE LOSING HOPE http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/19/us-bp-spill-anniversary-idUSKBN0NA0YE20150419
Huffington Post, October 27, 2014
▶ SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HUGE 'BATHTUB RING' OF OIL ON SEA FLOOR FROM BP SPILL Scientists revealed more damage from the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. And Kara Lankford, director of Ocean Conservancy’s Gulf Restoration, slammed BP for attempting to downplay the spill's effects on the area's ecosystem. The study by David Valentine, the chief scientist on the federal damage assessment research ships, estimates that about 10 million gallons of oil coagulated on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico around the damaged Deepwater Horizons oil rig. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/gulf-oil-spill-bathtub-ring_n_6056348.html
Project World Awareness, September 07, 2014
▶ COREXIT DISPERSENT USED WITH BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER: LIFE ON THIS EARTH JUST CHANGED ... THE NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT IS GONE - The entire ‘river of warm water’ that flows from the Caribbean to the edges of Western Europe is dying due to the Corexit that the Obama Administration allowed BP to use to hide the scale of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster. The approximately two million gallons of Corexit, plus several million gallons of other dispersants, have caused the over two hundred million gallons of crude oil, that has gushed for months from the BP wellhead and nearby sites, to mostly sink to the bottom of the ocean. This has helped to effectively hide much of the oil, with the hopes that BP can seriously reduce the mandated federal fines from the oil disaster. However, there is no current way to effectively ‘clean up’ the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, which is about half covered in crude oil. Additionally, the oil has flowed up the East Coast of America and into the North Atlantic Ocean. It is likely, based on numerous reports, that the oil is still flowing in massive amounts from multiple places on the seabed floor. This effectively means, that even if we had the technology in place to somehow clean up the free flowing thick crude oil deep in the ocean, it would likely not be enough to reverse the damage to the Thermohaline Circulation System in the Atlantic Ocean.
SummitVoice, January 14, 2015
▶ EPA EYES NEW RULES FOR OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS http://summitcountyvoice.com/2015/01/14/environment-epa-eyes-new-rules-for-oil-spill-dispersants/
LA Times, February 19, 2015
▶ BP OIL SPILL ALTERED SOIL MICROBES ON GULF BEACH http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-gulf-oil-spill-microbes-20150217-story.html
VIDEO REPORT
Newshour, November 19, 2014
AFTER THE GULF OIL SPILL: "THE GREAT INVISIBLE"
Filmmaker returns to see what happened when the cameras had gone http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/gulf-oil-spill-filmmaker-returns-see-happened-cameras-gone/
WATCH
THE GREAT INVISIBLE - OFFICIAL TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDw1budbZpQ
Climate Progress, July 29, 2014
▶ BP OIL SPILL WAS MUCH WORSE THAN PEOPLE THINK, SCIENTISTS SAY http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/29/3465261/bp-oil-spill-coral-reefs/
Politico Magazine, October 26, 2014
▶ SORRY BP, BUT YOU SURE DID DAMAGE THE GULF AND IT WILL TAKE DECADES TO HEAL http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/yes-bp-did-damage-the-gulf-112211.html
BBC DOCUMENTARY (45:02)
PROFIT POLLUTION AND DECEPTION BP AND THE OIL SPILL
Published on Nov 1, 2013
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil disaster, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the Macondo blowout) began on 20 April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. It claimed eleven lives and is considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry, an estimated 8% to 31% larger in volume than the previously largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill. Following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a sea-floor oil gusher flowed for 87 days, until it was capped on 15 July 2010. The total discharge has been estimated at 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m3). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zGFvzMMO9w
DeSmogBlog, February 16, 2015
▶ FOSSIL FUEL CONNECTED JUDGE SAYS OIL INDUSTRY NOT LIABLE FOR DESTROYING GULF COAST http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/02/16/fossil-fuel-connected-judge-says-oil-industry-not-liable-destroying-coast
HuffPost Business, January 16, 2015
▶ BP GETS A PASS ON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES FOR GULF OIL SPILL http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/bp-fine-oil-spill_n_6486252.html
INDEPTH VIDEO REPORT
Democracy Now, September 05, 2014
PROFIT OVER SAFETY
BP FACES BILLIONS IN FINES FOR "GROSS NEGLIGENT" ROLE IN 2010 GULF OIL SPILL
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/5/profit_over_safety_bp_faces_billions
The Washington Post, April 20, 2015
▶ BP OIL SPILL PLUS 5: WHY IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN
Salon, March 03, 2014
▶ THE GULF OIL CLEANUP STILL ISN'T OVER: 1,250-POUND TAR MAT WASHES ASHORE IN FLORIDA http://www.salon.com/2014/03/03/the_gulf_oil_cleanup_still_isnt_over_1200_tar_mat_washes_ashore_in_florida/
Science News, April 03, 2015
▶ FIVE YEARS ON, DEEP WATER HORIZON OIL DISASTER IMPACT LINGERS https://www.sciencenews.org/article/five-years-deepwater-horizon-oil-spills-impact-lingers
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IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
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FULL REPORT - PDF
"FIVE YEARS AND COUNTING"
GULF WILDLIFE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER http://www.nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/water/2015/Gulf-Wildlife-In-the-Aftermath-of-the-Deepwater-Horizon-Disaster_Five-Years-and-Counting.pdf
TakePart, March 25, 2014
▶ STUDY CONFIRMS WORST FEARS: MASSIVE BP OIL SPILL HARMED GULF'S ECOSYSTEM http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/03/25/bp-oil-spill-causes-tuna-heart-defects
NOAA Fisheries, April 16, 2015
▶ NOAA SCIENTISTS: OIL FROM GULF SPILL STILL HARMING LAVAL FISH HEARTS, CAUSING DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2015/04/dwh_5yrs.html
VIDEO
Treehugger, August 21, 2012
MUTANT FISH, EYELESS SHRIMP & CLAWLESS CRABS: FALLOUT FROM THE BP SPILL http://www.treehugger.com/energy-disasters/mutant-fish-eyeless-shrimp-clawless-crabs-fallout-bp-spill-video.html
New York Times, March 02, 2015
▶ GULF OF MEXICO TURNS DEADLY FOR DOLPHINS http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/gulf-of-mexico-turns-deadly-for-dolphins.html?_r=0
TakePart, February 17, 2015
▶ DOLPHINS ARE STILL DYING FIVE YEARS AFTER THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER IN GULF OF MEXICO http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/17/dolphins-are-still-dying-five-years-after-deepwater-horizon-disaster
Nola, February 13, 2014
▶ BP DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL OIL CAUSES HEART DAMAGE THAN CAN KILL TUNA, NEW STUDY FINDS http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/02/bp_deepwater_horizon_spill_oil.html
Science/AAAS, October 31, 2014
▶ SEABIRD LOSSES FROM DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER ESTIMATED AT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS http://news.sciencemag.org/environment/2014/10/seabird-losses-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-estimated-hundreds-thousands
Houston Chronicle, November 19, 2014
▶ SCIENTIST ALARMED AT SEA TURTLE'S SUDDEN DECLINE IN GULF. Scientific research presented on the Kemp's ridley raised the possibility that the 2010 BP oil spill, the largest in U.S. history, might have contributed to the declines of sea turtle nests in 2013 and 2014, which have alarmed scientists. [...] experts outlined other factors that may be harming the turtles, such as a die-off of the creatures the turtles eat, expanding dead zones where oxygen is so scant that almost nothing can survive, pesticide runoff and other chemicals dumped in the Gulf. http://www.chron.com/news/science-environment/article/Signs-grow-of-oil-spill-effect-on-turtles-5903833.php
VIDEO (2:38)
OIL FROM BP's DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER CONTINUES KILLING WILDLIFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g3ckvJ9qS4
March 03, 2014
▶ NOAA FISHERIES: CRUDE OIL CAUSES DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES IN LARGE CONSUMER MARINE FISH http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/stories/2014/03/3_24_14oil_spill_effects_large_marine_fish.html
▶ GULF'S DOLPHINS PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR DEEPWATER OIL SPILL http://sco.lt/50L0SH
ClimateProgress, February 13, 2015
▶ UNUSUAL STRING OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN DEATHS LINKED TO BP OIL SPILL http://ow.ly/J3Xdu
National Geographic, April 06, 2014
▶ GULF OIL SPILL 'NOT OVER' : DOLPHINS, TURTLES DYING IN RECORD NUMBERS http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140408-gulf-oil-spill-animals-anniversary-science-deepwater-horizon-science/
IN PICTURES:
OIL-AFFECTED WILDLIFE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
SummitVoice, July 29, 2014
▶ ENVIRONMENT: MORE SIGNS OF CORAL DAMAGE FROM BP's 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/07/29/environment-more-signs-of-coral-damage-from-bps-2010-deepwater-horizon-oil-disaster/
Al Jazeera, October 20, 2013
▶ “THERE IS NO LIFE OUT THERE" GULF ECOSYSTEM IN CRISIS AFTER BP DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER
Three years after well blowout, declining seafood catches and deformities point to an environment in distress... The entire fishing industry is being hit, with catches down and shrimp and shellfish being discovered with disgusting deformities. One seafood business owner told Al Jazeera that his revenue was down 85 percent compared with the period before the spill. From the article: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/10/gulf-ecosystem-crisis-after-bp-spill-2013102065313544754.html
Al Jazeera English, October 20, 2013
▶ GULF OF MEXICO ECOSYSTEM IN CRISIS AFTER 2010 BP OIL SPILL http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/10/gulf-ecosystem-crisis-after-bp-spill-2013102065313544754.html
Science Daily, May 12, 2011
▶ DEEPWATER HORIZON SPILL THREATENS MORE SPECIES THAN LEGALLY PROTECTED, STUDY FINDS http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134221.htm
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Huffington Post Green, October 22, 2014
▶ BP DAMAGE CONTROL: BP'S DAMAGE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO HAS BEEN WILDLY EXAGGERATED: SO SAYS BP's PUBLIC RELATIONS SR. VP IN POLITICO MAGAZINE !!! (What Money Can Buy!!??)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/22/politico-bp-gulf-of-mexico_n_6029514.html
▶ NOAA GULF SPILL RESTORATION SITE: $627 MILLION GULF SPILL RESTORATION PLAN APPROVED http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon
Earth Justice, October 23, 2014
▶ GULF RESTORATION GROUP SUE FEDS OVER MISUSE OF BP DISASTER RESTORATION FUNDS http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2014/gulf-restoration-group-sue-feds-over-misuse-of-bp-disaster-restoration-funds
4WWL, November 21, 2014
▶ TEXAS OIL COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO DUMPING OILY WASTEWATER INTO GULF http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/investigations/david-hammer/2014/11/20/xplor-energy-wastewater-gulf/70007824/
U.S. Department of Commerce, November 21, 2014
▶ REMEMBERING A LITTLE KNOWN OIL SPILL WITH OUT-SIZED IMPACTS http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2014/11/21/remembering-little-known-oil-spill-out-sized-impacts
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The Guardian Environment
▶ BP OIL SPILL: Collected news and analysis and commentary on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with photo galleries, videos, ... http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill
Huffington Post Green
▶ GULF OIL SPILL: Gulf Oil Spill : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News
Includes blogs, news, and community conversations about Gulf Oil Spill . http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/bp-oil-spill/
TruthOut, April 09, 2015
WHAT IS THE US GOVERNMENT NOT TELLING US ABOUT FRACKING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO?
Grist, January 10, 2015
▶ HOW MUCH FRACKING IS HAPPENING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO? An increasingly common practice that hasn’t yet sparked the same public debate that fracking on land has. Will fracking in the Gulf of Mexico lead to the next Deepwater Horizon? http://grist.org/news/how-much-fracking-is-happening-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
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EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL
25 Years On
Oceana
EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL FACTS
http://oceana.org/en/our-work/stop-ocean-pollution/oil-pollution/learn-act/exxon-valdez-oil-spill-facts
COREXIT: EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL
The dispersant Corexit 9580 was considered and tried but was not used for shore clean-up due largely to concerns about toxicity. According to the booklet Shoreline Treatment Techniques published in 1993 by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, while it effectively assisted in clean-up, "It had not been tested, scientific data on its toxicity were either thin or incomplete, and it had operational problems. In addition, public acceptance of a new, widespread chemical treatment was lacking. To landowners, fishing groups, and conservation organizations, the idea of dumping chemicals on hundreds of miles of shorelines that had just been oiled seemed much too risky - especially when there were other alternatives."
According to a report by David Kirby for TakePart, the main component of the Corexit formulation used during cleanup, 2-butoxyethanol, was identified as "one of the agents that caused liver, kidney, lung, nervous system, and blood disorders among cleanup crews in Alaska following the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill.
PHOTO ESSAY
Huffington Post Green, March 24, 2014
REMEMBERING THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL DISASTER, 25 YEARS LATER
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/exxon-valdez-oil-spill-photos_n_5020845.html
CNN, March 25, 2014
AFTER 25 YEARS, EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL HASN'T ENDED
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/23/opinion/holleman-exxon-valdez-anniversary/
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TIME TO END PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
AND SUBSIDIES FOR FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCERS
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Seattle Times, December 24, 2014
▶ CONSTANT OIL SPILLS DEVASTATE RUSSIA...EQUIVALENT TO ONE DEEPWATER HORIZON-SCALE LEAK ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2017080098_russiaoilspill.html
▶ SHELL OIL WRECKS NIGERIA'S OGONILAND WITH OIL SPILLS... AND GETS AWAY WITH IT. WHO RESTORES ENVIRONMENT? http://sco.lt/4vZqvB
VIDEO
THE TRUE STORY OF CHEVRON'S ECUADOR OIL DISASTER
CHEVRON TOXICO: THE CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE IN ECUADOR
VIDEO:
INTO THE HEART OF ECUADOR'S YASUNI
A PENDING CORPORATE OIL PLUNDER
Salon, March 13, 2014
▶ HOW BIG OIL DESTROYS THE WORLD: A REAL-LIFE SAGA OF GREED http://www.salon.com/2014/03/13/how_big_oil_destroys_the_world_a_real_life_saga_of_greed/
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Boulder Weekly, March 13, 2014
▶ AMERICA'S DIRTIEST SECRET: The oil and gas industry’s contamination problems are so large, they have been deemed impossible to prevent or clean up by both industry and government. An unimaginable tonnage of contamination is being placed into our environment every year thanks to lax regulation of exploration and production wastes http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-12516-americarss-dirtiest-secret.html
HOW RIGGED IS THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY?
CLIMATE: OBAMA'S "ALL OF THE ABOVE" DRILL, BABY DRILL POLICY MAY KILL US ALL : EXPORTS http://sco.lt/597Z6P
DEEP SEA MINING RUSH MOVES CLOSER AS ICE MELTS: DEVASTATING OCEAN SEABEDS, DESTROYING UNKNOWN SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS http://sco.lt/85WcRl
OBAMA'S ARCTIC STRATEGY SETS OFF A CLIMATE TIME BOMB. THE SUICIDAL RACE FOR ARCTIC'S NATURAL RESOURCES
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BP was banned from preforming any work in the US in 2012 and now the suspension has been lifted. They are back in the oil game. They had to pay a $4.5 billion fine, admit to lying about the damages, plead guilty, and now they are back in business. Their incident caused the death of 11 workers and the destruction of the Gulf of Mexico. Their attempts to make it better were pathetic. It is interesting how people can put a dollar value to the damage and death of people and a huge mass of water and fish population.
This was a huge example of poor corporate social responsibility and the damages are still taking its toll. Reading about the research on how the fish and sea creatures are still being affected 5 years later. The response that the BP representatives are giving in respect to the research on how the fish's hearts are being affected just shows that they are still not practicing good corporate social responsibility and it is sad to see how little a company will take care for their mistakes and the world they live in.