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Indiana Allows BP To Pollute Lake Michigan

Posted by kdawson on from the because-we-can dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Indiana regulators exempted BP from state environmental laws to clear the way for a $3.8 billion expansion that will allow the company to refine heavier Canadian crude oil. They justified the move in part by noting the project will create 80 new jobs. The company will now be allowed to dump an average of 1,584 pounds of ammonia and 4,925 pounds of sludge into Lake Michigan every day."

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  1. Why is this on slashot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And what does this have to do with computer news?

    Just because The editorial staff discovered politics doesn't mean that the slashdot readership suddenly turned into the crwod at dailykos,

  2. The SUV Will Win Every Time by I'll+Provide+The+War · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Give Americans a choice between invading Iraq or giving up their SUV.
    Give Americans a choice between invading Iran or giving up their SUV.
    Give Americans a choice between invading Venezuela or giving up their SUV.
    Give Americans a choice between polluting Lake Michigan or giving up their SUV.

    They will select the former every time. Go ahead and put it to a direct vote next November; a $1/gal gas tax vs. war and pollution.