A court cleared Lapindo of liability for the mudflow, concluding that the disaster was caused by an earthquake rather than a company mistake. A teacher explains to her class that there was, indeed, an earthquake, but that “Lapindo paid the researchers who [testified that it] triggered the disaster.” Where do you find accurate information about environmental disasters? What makes you think your sources are credible? How could news sources absolving Lapindo of responsibility have been both accurate and misleading? Do you know of any other examples where this has been the case?

The film notes that Aburizal Bakrie “is listed as the sixth richest person in Indonesia.” Why is that a salient fact?

Aburizal Bakrie explains, “The problem with Lapindo is simple. We have no responsibility for this. Legally, we were not found guilty.” What might lead him to think that “legal” responsibility is the only form of responsibility that matters?