Apparently BP is far more culpable in the handling of the Gulf Coast oil spill than many think, and to add fuel to the fire, they were also the main culprit in the Exxon Valdex disaster. Asshats.
“[C]ontaining spilled oil is really quite simple and easy […] but not at all cheap. And BP is cheap. Deadly cheap.” Investigative journalist Greg Palast (wiki), who investigated the Exxon-Valdez spill, on how it and the Gulf spill could have been managed: “Slick Operator: The BP I’ve Known Too Well”
And in a related bit of ick from Wired: “Toxic Oil Dispersant Used in Gulf Despite Better Alternative”