http://www.triplepundit.com/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-11949 cleanai Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:44:55 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/#comment-11949 Murphy Oil Meraux Louisiana uses the same tactics of meeting discreetly with regulators and avoiding any public disclosure about the added emissions Murphy Oil Meraux Louisiana uses the same tactics of meeting discreetly with regulators and avoiding any public disclosure about the added emissions

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-11948 Dale Ross Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:18:05 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/#comment-11948 Thanks for blogging about this, it obviously needs to be discussed in more public circles. Thanks for blogging about this, it obviously needs to be discussed in more public circles.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-11947 anonymous Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:52:40 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2007/09/the-media-on-oil-refinery-expansion/#comment-11947 I think the fact that they were talking to state regulators about potential permits indicates that they are planning to increase pollution. I agree that it is bad timing to go with such a dirty development, which will increase our dependency on oil. Oil sands are much dirtier, inefficient, and water consumptive than normal oil production. This is a step 30 years back. Unfortunately for us, this is right on Lake Superior, our cleanest and greatest of the Great Lakes. Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, there is a (nonbinding) pilot project to have no new or increased discharges on Lake Superior. Given BP's commitment to not increase pollution into Lake Michigan, Murphy should at least live up to a similar standard an commit to not increasing pollution. More importantly, Murphy should look into a realistic energy future and process something more sustainable. I think the fact that they were talking to state regulators about potential permits indicates that they are planning to increase pollution.
I agree that it is bad timing to go with such a dirty development, which will increase our dependency on oil. Oil sands are much dirtier, inefficient, and water consumptive than normal oil production. This is a step 30 years back.
Unfortunately for us, this is right on Lake Superior, our cleanest and greatest of the Great Lakes. Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, there is a (nonbinding) pilot project to have no new or increased discharges on Lake Superior. Given BP’s commitment to not increase pollution into Lake Michigan, Murphy should at least live up to a similar standard an commit to not increasing pollution. More importantly, Murphy should look into a realistic energy future and process something more sustainable.

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