The Chicago Tribune wrote an article on how the company BP was dumping water into lakes in Indiana. I’ve worked for a newspaper and took a couple journalism classes, and let me tell you that the information you read in papers or see on television is completely skewed and not totally objective at all.
First of all, they weren’t dumping toxic waste into Lake Michigan, it was treated water. The waste that they were dumping was completely within the legal limits and it wasn’t going to harm the people or the environment. The Chicago Tribune would have you thinking different though. They would have you believe that there was going to be massive effects to the environment. BP cares about the environment and is always striving to improve the quality of life for those around the factory, nature, animals and humans.
BP produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel people need for their daily lives. The company is looking to hire 2000 contract workers during the modernization of their equipment. They plan on spending around $150 million dollars upgrading equipment, this way more people can have fuel at a cheaper cost, while not affecting the environment around the company. Everyone needs gasoline right?
The facts here are taken from the BP Whiting Refinery Fact Sheet.
