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If you were wondering why everything the oil industry has tried in the Gulf of Mexico has failed, there’s actually a simple reason: because none of these tricks have *ever* worked. Check out the archival footage of an eerily similar oil disaster in the Gulf from 30 years ago and prepare to be shocked:

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Rachel Maddow may be primarily a commentator, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t do some serious journalism as well. This is a good example the rest of media didn’t touch, and given how many of the bigger names in the media were all around 30 years ago, you have to wonder why.