^ When the space shuttle exploded, the entire program was halted until every other shuttle was checked with a microscope and the redesign was triple-checked. If an airliner crashes because of an engine malfunction, you’d better believe that every plane with the same type of engine is checked and re-checked before it’s flown again. Ask Toyota about safety recalls.
Obama and Salazar are simply being prudent and asking the oil companies to perform real safety checks on their blow-out preventers and other safety equipment before starting back up, and to make sure there are no endangered walruses near their drilling platforms. Seems reasonable to me.
^ When the space shuttle exploded, the entire program was halted until every other shuttle was checked with a microscope and the redesign was triple-checked. If an airliner crashes because of an engine malfunction, you’d better believe that every plane with the same type of engine is checked and re-checked before it’s flown again. Ask Toyota about safety recalls.
Obama and Salazar are simply being prudent and asking the oil companies to perform real safety checks on their blow-out preventers and other safety equipment before starting back up, and to make sure there are no endangered walruses near their drilling platforms. Seems reasonable to me.