BP Claims Oil Spills Are “Socially Acceptable” and “Boost” Local Economies

BP Claims Oil Spills Are “Socially Acceptable” and “Boost” Local Economies: British Petroleum, better known as BP, sought to convince the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) of Australia that a potential oil spill off the country’s coast would provide “a welcome boost to local economies.” BP made the claim in 2016 in an environmental plan

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