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I think that a long term impact may be the public's withdrawal from dependence on fossil fuels now that they have more of an understanding of where it is coming from and what the risks are.  This could also lead to more policies involving restrictions on fossil fuel extraction or even consumption. Activists group now have more people to blame and more people interested in joining their cause in the short term effort to "go green" and protect the Earth, though most people seem to think like that for a short period of time then get bored with the idea.

People who do not know about all of the failures may just point blame at the engineers on the project and begin to have a negative view on the profession.  The disaster could lead to an increase in restrictions in design in the future.  Those this may increase safety and decrease risk
, this cuts into creativity in projects.  Large leaps may not be taken in an effort to decrease risk, and so the boring and simple will be most present.

 

A disaster in the oil industry may inspire civilians to strive to run on renewable energy.  Of course, this may be just a passing phase, but there will at least be a push in the right direction.  Energy companies may have enough time during that phase to jump on the bandwagon and start their developments in renewable energy.

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