Now BP Spilled It

After the many things that have happened to this planet, natural and unnatural, have we finally gone too far?

Let's start with the most basic questions. Who gave the oil companies permission to drill in the ocean in the first place? Why wasn't anyone watching them to see that they had safety measures in place in the event of an accident?

In this country we have three branches of government that are supposed to serve as checks and balances for each other, and yet, no one seems to be watching anything except the amount of their bank account increase.

What happens when the plankton dies? The planet will die.