Comments on: The Issue of BP Refinery http://www.chatbugkaren.com/2007/07/22/the-issue-of-bp-refinery/ at The Pond Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karl Erfurt http://www.chatbugkaren.com/2007/07/22/the-issue-of-bp-refinery/comment-page-1/#comment-8937 Karl Erfurt Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:35:39 +0000 http://www.chatbugkaren.com/2007/07/22/the-issue-of-bp-refinery/#comment-8937 Yes, the media can be a real problem, especially for "politically incorrect" industries like oil refineries. It is much easier and more sensationalist for the media to report on any hints of possible environmental damage than it is for them to mention when industries actually clean up or prevent pollution. Many people seem to forget that refineries are important not just for gasoline and fuel production, but also for many other products that are produced from petroleum such as lubricants and plastics. Yes, the media can be a real problem, especially for “politically incorrect” industries like oil refineries. It is much easier and more sensationalist for the media to report on any hints of possible environmental damage than it is for them to mention when industries actually clean up or prevent pollution.

Many people seem to forget that refineries are important not just for gasoline and fuel production, but also for many other products that are produced from petroleum such as lubricants and plastics.

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