My name is Jenn, and I'm a 27 year old married and babied chick. In addition to a husband, a seven year old daughter, and a five year old autistic son, I also have four cats, three hermit crabs, two frogs, a few fish, and one snorty little Pug. I work from home doing a variety of writing and even some web design. I love blogging, digital photography and web design.
I was not aware of the existence of BP stations and oil refineries until I visited and then lived for a year and a half in Pittsburgh. I left all thoughts of BP behind when I moved away from Pittsburgh three and a half years ago, but recently BP and its oil refinery came to mind when I saw mention of BP’s Whiting Refinery in the news.
I always liked BP and was impressed at how much they tried to do for people’s gas and oil needs while still looking out for the environment. That said, I thought I would bring to light the goings-on surrounding BP and the BP Whiting Refinery that were mentioned in a Chicago Tribune Article. (If you do read the Chicago Tribune article, make sure to read the BP Whiting Refinery Fact Sheet).
The Tribune article addresses many concerns about BP oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, and how it is now dumping increased amounts of ammonia and leftovers from its crude oil processing.
But BP has released their own statement and facts, and would like to clear up a few misconceptions.
First, the so-called “sludge” that is being released from the refinery into the lake is actually treated water that is comprised of more than 99.9% water. By no means would I dare to label that much water “sludge”.
Also, the amount of water and ammonia discharge that BP will be releasing is definitely going to increase, but it is still well within legal limits.
While BP acknowledges that treated water, ammonia and sludge will be released, they also would like to stress that there will be no harm to the people or environment surrounding the dumping area. BP strives to follow state and federal laws, regulations and guidelines to a T, as they have no desire to harm human or aquatic life.
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