By now you're probably keenly aware of the British Petroleum oil leak spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. What might have flown under your radar is the fact that six people have died from brain cancer after working in BP's Naperville, IL campus.
This is less than a mile from my office, and I knew something was up when they started demolishing the uniquely styled building. Apparently, the mystery as to what caused the cancer is still intact even though the building is not.
Considering the more prevalent news about BP, I can see why this isn't front page stuff, but it's something to consider.
Even though my goal for this 30 Days project is to enlighten, I have some lingering questions about all of this.
1. How many of the chemicals BP develops are potentially cancer-causing?
2. How can they still be struggling to cap a pipe?
3. Why are they not the world's foremost experts in cleaning up oil leaks by now?
4. When they pull thousands of gallons of oil from one spot, there must be a displacement. What is the impact of other materials filling in the gap where the oil was?
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