Stop BP
Hundreds of thousands of people like you spoke up to stop BP's increased dumping into Lake Michigan and affirm that the Lake is our gem and drinking water, not a corporate dumping ground. Thank you for protecting our Great Lake!
BP pledged to avoid increasing its pollution, but the fight isn't over.
Not only does BP's discharge permit remain on the books in Indiana, but other permits allowing pollution increases are pending -- for ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil refineries right here in Illinois and for polluters elsewhere in the Great Lakes region.
The Lakes face a litany of threats, from sewage overflows, and pesticide run-off to invasive species and unrestricted water withdrawals. With years of progress cleaning up industrial pollution, and with so much left to do to restore the Great Lakes, this backwards trend is the LAST thing we need.
The people of the region have spoken: we must stop BP fiascos, move beyond industrial pollution, and restore our Great Lakes.
That's why we, along with our sister organizations across the region, are asking the Great Lake state Governors to take a vital first step to restoring our lakes: prohibit, once and for all, pollution increases into their states' waterways.
Take action to give our Great Lakes a fresh start by clicking on the following link and signing our petition to Governor Blagojevich:
Petition
To get some more background information on this subject please refer to previous posts on Stopping BP Amoco here.
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LOVE your blog! Keep up the great work. I recently wrote on the upcoming passing of a law that would make it ok to dump waste material from blasting coal mining mountain tops into streams etc...
Blessings,
Angela.
http://www.angelachenshui.com
Thanks for the kudos Angela :P
Sounds horrible, was it a state law or federal law? I'd like to know more about that. I just saw a video that showed the horrible effects of wiping mountains tops off for coal, it was sad.
I live on Lake Michigan and was all over this issue a few months ago. It's good that BP voluntarily said they wouldn't increase dumping for the time being, but it's horrible shame that the government hasn't done anything about it themselves. It's such a shame to BP and their profit-making are more powerful than the U.S. government and that B.P.'s profits are ultimately more important than the safety of our water sources.
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