BP Gas Station
In addition to the obvious irony in this BP gas station’s warning sign, perhaps there is a separate and unintended message in the sign’s last 3 lines – “you are responsible for spills.” The gasoline that we purchase at the pump does not just arrive there magically. That gasoline is the end product of a complex exploration, production, transportation, and refining process. When we consume petroleum products (and other forms of energy), we are tacitly accepting the associated environmental risks. If we aren’t comfortable with those risks, we should look at our own habits and how they contribute.
BP is responsible for the Macondo spill. However, our own lifestyle decisions are the reason for the extraordinary demand for the oil that BP and other companies produce. We can’t blame BP for the intractable sprawl, congestion, and pollution that have resulted from those decisions.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 