Obviously, the answer to oil spills is to paper-train the tankers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A sarcastic suggestion that tankers need to be trained like paper to avoid spills.
- In plain terms
- We need real solutions for oil spills, not silly ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Demand better safety measures for oil transport.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What realistic solutions exist for spills?
- How can we better regulate oil transport?
Another view
Satire may not drive policy change as effectively as direct lobbying.
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