Thank you for your help to save Lake Michigan from British Petroleum's plan to massively increase pollution in the lake.
Over 5,000 people -- including you -- have already emailed BP CEO Bob Malone to ask him to stop this terrible idea in its tracks. We know the company is hearing us because it has started running ads in Illinois newspapers to defend polluting the lake.
We're making progress. Now it's time to turn up the heat.
I will be meeting with CEO Bob Malone in early September, and I need as many people behind me as possible.
British Petroleum wants to dump 1,584 pounds of ammonia and 4,925 pounds of industrial solids into Lake Michigan every single day. Their plan represents a massive setback to decades of work to clean up the lake.
Let CEO Bob Malone know that the millions his company has spent to burnish its reputation as an environmentally sensitive oil company is about to go up in smoke.
We all know that we need to increase our refining capacity in the United States. But, not at the cost of the plant in Whiting increasing its releases of ammonia by 54% and suspended solids by 35%. We've worked too hard to clean up Lake Michigan.
Stand with me to protect our lake. Ask your friends and family to join us today.
Sincerely,
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Karrie
I already e-mailed Bob Malone using the letter provided on Senator Durbin's web site. It was a simple thing to do. The Great Lakes are an asset to this country and should be cared for.