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It's very true what you are saying about non-western oil and gas. People forget that the biggest oil spill ever was caused by a totalitarian government on purpose and not by a multinational oil corporation by accident.

In the west, corporate brands make easy targets, but since the companies want to protect their brands it is quite effective at making things better.



I'm curious / young / ignorant -- can you give me a link or name of the big oil spill caused by the totalitarian government?


They're most likely referring to the spill and fires set by Iraq in 1991:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War_oil_spill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_oil_fires


Thanks!




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