Enforcement personnel can't make further demands of firms if they meet the regulations, with the result that they are often accused by the public of "coddling" businesses and taking their side.
在每個對立的過程中，為增加自己的聲勢，任何外力都可能變成雙方爭取的資源。中油找許多文藝工作者參觀他們的環保工作，還將他們稱讚中油環保成績的文章，匯集出版成「文學、環保、中油」一書，無非也是想藉由他們的肯定，讓大眾知道中油確實有心改善汙染。