I was toying with the idea for a BP thread, but I’m glad Ty beat me to it, becuase his post was much better.
The only thing I would add is, oil is one of Hashem’s resourses, and one we can and should put to good use. But when greed governs mankinds motives, we can do lots of damage to ourselves. And we have no one to blame but ourselves. I am not suggesting we go back to the horse and buggy days, but do we really need to have such an insatiable appetite for the black gold that we go to any lenght to get it? I mean, drilling a hole in the ocean floor? It must have been a great idea when it was first done, but in retropsect, you have to wonder, did they even consider how they would stop it, if they needed to? Or did they have so much confidence in thier pumps and systems that the mere thought of failure never entered thier mind?
Now we see what happens when you exploit a gift from Hashem.