BP was named by Mother Jones Magazine as one of the "ten worst
corporations" in both 2001 and 2005 based on its environmental and
human rights records. In 1991 BP was cited as the most
polluting company in the US based on EPA toxic release data. BP has
been charged with burning polluted gases at its Ohio refinery (for
which it was fined $1.7 million), and in July 2000 BP paid a $10
million fine to the EPA for its management of its US refineries.
According to PIRG research, between January 1997 and March 1998, BP
was responsible for 104 oil spills. BP patented the Dracone Barge
to aid in oil spill clean-ups across the world. BP/Amoco was a
member of the Global Climate Coalition an industry organization
established to promote global warming scepticism. BP was one nominee
for the 2009 Greenwash Awards, on companies trying to look green and
failing.
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