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Not saying we should add to it on purpose, but if an artificial leak is only the equivalent of 1% of the natural leaks, then it's probably not going to have any serious impact on the environment.

Still, if a company drills a hole, they should allocate the funds to cap it properly. Making that mandatory would sure help with situations like this.

Right, but claiming a thing is a planet/ecosystem defining disaster when in context it's just a bad thing from which the world will inevitably recover is just scaremongering

I think it's more like I'm trying to teach my 5yr old. When you make a mess, you get to clean it up. Simple as that

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