Issue Briefing Paper: BP Safety Record Texas City, Texas
Issue Briefing Paper: BP Safety Record Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Chicago Tribune
BP dumps mercury in lake
July 27, 2007
Although the federal government ordered states more than a decade ago to dramatically limit mercury discharges into the Great Lakes, the BP refinery in northwest Indiana will be allowed to continue pouring small amounts of the toxic metal into Lake Michigan for at least another five years.
A little-noticed exemption in BP's controversial new state water permit gives the oil company until 2012 to meet strict federal limits on mercury discharges. In documents, Indiana regulators predict the refinery won't be able to comply and will ask to continue polluting after that date.
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TV show confirms warmings given BP
A segment to air Sunday on 60 Minutes confirms reporting by the Houston Chronicle that BP
executives knew there were serious safety concerns about the company's Texas City refinery
in advance of the 2005 explosion that killed 15 and injured scores more. The basis of
CBS reporter Ed Bradley's story is an examination of BP ? internal documents that show
that John Manzoni, BP executive in charge of refineries, was repeatedly warned about safety
problems.
Financial Times
How BP put a price on human life
By Sheila McNulty in Houston
Published: November 7 2006 02:00
The Farmington Daily Times
La Plata County commissioners approve agreement with BP
By Lisa Meerts The Daily Times
August 3, 2006
The Farmington Daily Times
BP, residents meet about doubling wells
By Lisa Meerts The Daily Times
May 11, 2006
She pointed to pictures of well sites BP displayed at the meeting Tuesday and said they are not accurate depictions.
"Our existing well site looks like a trash pit," Carey said.
BP leaves behind parts when it makes repairs, the weeds are overgrown and there are two puddles filled with a green liquid she thinks is chemically based, she said, adding she called the BP complaint line several times and, while BP returned her calls, it has not made any improvements.
Large Oil Spill in Alaska Went Undetected for Days
By Felicity Barringer
March l5, 2006
The spill went undetected for as long as five days before an oilfield worker
detected the acrid scent of hydrocarbons while driving through the area on
March 2
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