Those that fail...
"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it. " - Winston Churchill You are probably familiar with the Exxon-Valdez oil spill of March, 29 1989, but not as familiar with the Ixtoc oil spill in Mexico in 1979. Mexico is still cleaning it up . The Pemex owned rig was drilling at the incredible depth of 150 feet . 3.3 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf. It took more than 9 months to stop the leak. It was the largest oil spill in history until Exxon-Valdez. The fire and leak have many similarities to the Deepwater Horizon incident still spewing sludge, benzine, oil and who knows what else into the Gulf. I just don't understand why we never seem to learn from our mistakes. (Greed outweighs logic?) As I read and researched this little known oil spill, the thing that struck me immediately is that Ixtoc is a perfect anagram for Toxic.